| Show difference dirre ditre or fic rIC frontino froh Fron TIT ily yina TiMO 1111 BETWEEN THE tire FRENCH AND rN englon ENGLISH glon GLOU it has hai been observed that he the loss of the english in the several batties in ohp th crimea haq has lleen lieen een larger haa ahaz that of the french the th cause is explained ef pl a in e d f from fron rom the difre difference rence renee of their discipline an american k me rican writing w from on this point f when we are were it at boulogne the neole whole french infantry marched past ns on tha the toad their march was very desultory with very vety little order they were all laughing chatting or singird sin bin i gipe pipE on fhe the field I 1 feind that a coltin column n cf infantry infant ry moving on to the attack moved on in the same manner they were all together but I 1 in anything but bat a straight line they went sr straight 11 tight forward to their work without stop ping pip pim to parade now this is entirely the hs reverse with the english troops they always march aa as if they were toeing boeing a maie mark and in makins a chare charge in column they dress in front as regular as if on a parade I 1 am told this diffie difference rence exists always and each party gopi goes into battle just so but tit what makes the difference in loss is this the erig Frig english column when swept by a discharge c cf cart cannon ilon lion closes up tip and aird marches or the wrench french dont stop to close close tip up but keep right on leaving p the hs spaces vacated vacated by their comrades open eo so that there is is a greater chance of escape at the next discharge of shot As the frenchmen I 1 fight to win they do not rot care how they look in the heat of 0 the battie battle the english officers ne are more careful orthe arthe ar of the martial appearance of their troop cven even baider under a storm of grape and cartisser caru cart ister lster f ex |
