| Show WAR CRIES kate fields washington amid the smoke ana din of modern warfare the sharp rattle of musketry and heavy cannonading canno of artillery there la is not the same occasion aaion for the war ory cry that the a was in times timea gone by when men fought hand band to hand and face to face during the middle ages the battle cry was generally an abbreviation derived from the motto beneath the leaden heraldic shields abiel toe motto dieu et at mon droith god and my right bight which now accompanies the royal arms arma of great britain was once a war cry and was waa used in england at least as aa early as aa the time of henry VI it originated ina in a saying say ing of richard L I 1 not no 1 but god and our right have vanquished france sl these theae ancient battle crits cries like the war whoop of the ludian indian of aday t day served the double purpose of terrifying the enemy and raising the courage of friendly forces and aad guiding them to the point of danger every general or noble had a cry of his hia own which sometimes some timea varied in different wars Pom pompeya peyla legions shouted hercules 11 Hercules the the goths goehs cried Ambr the germans germane right and left 11 and the french followers of the bourbons notre dam some of the slogans were very long such as that of the english at the battle of hastings Hastin uc which was abbreviated however by the soldier to the homely phrase get an expression that meant the same and was more moe pointed the normans nevertheless lid did not retire but took up permanent quarters on the island and they are there yet the irish war ory cry was not as we would suppose dt Patrio kl but abool which meant means Vlot oryl s the scotch cry from the earliest times was st andrew PY in marelon Marm lons lon 12 before the armies clashed together in deadly conflict on OD flodder fields field sir walter scott says 0 for one hour of wallace wight of well skilled bruce to rule the fight and cryst cry st andrew and our right I 1 well skilled brooe P himself was an of courage and daring in the lord of the isles scott says the brace I 1 the bruce I 1 to well known cry his elie native rocks and woods reply the bruce brace the bruce brace I 1 in that dread dreach I 1 word the knell of hundred deaths was waa heard the same writer in his bis spirited account of a medieval med seval tournament in I 1 ivanhoe describes the combatants shouting their battle crits cries in the following passages the tumult was presently increased by the advance of the second rank on either cither side which acting as a reserve now rushed un on to 10 aid their companions the followers ot of brian tie de bols guilbert shouted hal beau scant beau scant for the temple tor for the the opposite party shouted in answer which watchword they took from the motto u epou pon their lead leaders erPs shield at once this knight seemed to throw aside his apathy when he discovered the leader of his party so hard bard bee tead fr for setting spurs to his bis horse which was quite fresh be h came to his assistance like a thunderbolt thunder bolt exclaiming in a voice like a trumpet call to the rescued rescue I 1 IP the national war cry of the english was at george although edward III at calais shouted st edward and st lit george 12 and the bowmen bowman sped their arrows unerringly to the cry of merry england Eng lind the slogan ot of the lowland scotch soldiers of a later date as they charged in battle was soot land forever fore vei 10 I 1 while the welsh walsh yelled their warfare against the english among asiatic warriors the battle cry still flourishes lu in all its ancient vigor the hur hur mahadeo P of 01 the Mahr attas the wild and warlike mountaineers ere of central india has been heard by the british troops and their allies on wany many a hard fought fough t field in the east and the mohammedan euan allah 11 II allabe All abl is IB another popular cry that drives oriental Orie otal fanatics wild at the present time the cheer among the english to is nearest expressed by brayl Dra in this country the shout about is broader more like hoc boo rawl raw during the civil war what was known as the rebel yell was wag frequently heard beard and may be regarded as the war cry of the confederate armies it is heard today now and again at political and other gatherings I 1 when an enthusiastic southerner gives vent to his emotions in the piercing ki anyone who has ever aver heard this yell can easily imagine that it would at least terrify an enemy in battle if it did not inspire a comrade with renewed courage Americ americans aDb witnessing a 8 country dance in the rural parts pans of scotland land or at the gailie gatherings rings in this country and canada have often been amused on hearing the cry of Hoo raised at intervals in the dance as an expression of joy it la is doubtless a survival of a war cry and is closely related to the hoch J of the germans germane |
