Show rebels marched arched to their death brazilian band fought regiment rather than give up only one left alive new lork lifting of the press censorship which for the last year pre rented publication of tho story of the ill fated revolution 1 of july 1022 in brazil has brought to light for the flett time the facts concerning one of the most remarkable battles in the history of warfare it was A battle of 24 2 t men against a regiment armed with machine guns waged to death in a suburb of the city of rio de janeiro the revolution itself 14 1 all but forgotten the causes that led up to it have been removed by the election and inauguration of a new president land the position of the present government Is Us its solid and table stable as though the events of a year ago had never tram transpired the attempted coup came to naught because the government was forewarned of the revolutionary intrigue taking steps to forestall it it rebels alz size For fortress at 10 the night of july 4 the rio revolutionaries took possession of the fortress of Copitc allana they were then 34 in number later they were joined by several civilians but before the end enough desertions had taken place to bring the total down to the 21 who actually took part in the battle by daylight the rebel garrison knew that the uprising was a failure and trtat their fate was sealed for the other forts in the mouth of the bay which were to have joined the movement failed to answer to the signals pro couely piously agreed OIL on the tho garrison of copacabana Copa cabana might have made its es cape any time before the sixth but it declined to do so 10 at first hoping against hope for the arrival 11 of aid from the interior find ater preferring death delith to flight for two day days that preceded this south american Bata Balak lalit it was as stran e a campaign aa as ever was imagined the garrison of the tort fort took a few pot shots hot at the arsenal and other conspicuous and isolated landmark landmarks and the government artillery sent a few shells back in reply but there was no real engagement decide to attack army perhaps the moet most fantastical feature of this strange siege was the fact that nil all during it the defender defenders of the fort were mere in constant const hilt telephone communication com munt with the city and it wai was over the telephone that final and conclusive new news was wa received of the failure of the revolution lution after the tho receipt of that new news a council of war was vins held there wai was only one thing for the heroes of the fort to do and they did it that wai was to start out for the city held by the brazilian army and see how bow far they could go what they did was absolute abio lute aalf immolation mo lation in the service of an az ideal mistaken or oth otherwise erwim it may bare been equaled in the past but it has never been excelled for every man in ill the little company knew be was going ping to his death and for no other purpose than that merely of avoid ng ug the eventual necessity of lurrender surrender word was wet received from the government of fering generous terms in exchange lor or a capitulation of the fort rebel band ann filleted at 3 july 0 the 28 men who remained armed with rifles and revolvers vol vers commenced their historic march on rio in a it loose and somewhat straggling formation they proceeded directly down the avenida at wath the beach on their right hand hani and on the be left the luxurious homes of f several times kleut Elque tra campos railed called out to his followers that none of them need feel bound ty dy military discipline to continue and that what they did must be of t their heir own volition ken iten and women appeared appt ared along the line of march offering food and water many of the women a falling on oil their knees me weeping begged the invaders to desist from carrying out their tragic purpose foul foo of the marchers barchers mar chers withdrew and made their po escape but the rest mt kept on OIL they walked slowly looking neither to not left the government troops w were ere encountered about half way down uie the beach a regiment of them amb waded isca ded in the side street that lead down to the avo ave liae end and the aea ther thorp woo w a burt burst of machine gun fire and two of the marchers fell mortally wounded tb the a rest ran mn for a ditch along the sidewalk dewalk ti that had been left by worker who had been laying sewer pipe and there in trenched themselves to give battle the fight did not a babyc long to 0 o last for 22 men in a shallow trench partly en tn by machine gun and tine lifie fin fire could not long lout remain alive twenty two of the little band that marched oat out from the fort were killed one was taken wounded one made good his escape by swimming wim ming for it it the jill wu averi rolt aw |