Show FOUGHT WITH BARE FISTS british sailor filled gap in broken infantry ranka admiral allson ot the british won his victoria cross at the battle of el teb in 1884 there was a gap ie the square and five or six of the en emy made a vicious rush forward at tempting to get inside capt allson iwho ft as present with the naval br gade advanced to meet them alone but his sword broke in the endeavor to cut one of the intruders down hereupon the officer instead ot beat ing a hasty retreat stood his ground and began bowling over the enemy with his fists either from the na ture ot the ground or as the record puts it the surprising nature 0 hit attack capt allson escaped with few wounds and was rescued by to square closing up round him sir red vers buller the as most dangerous he ever witnessed |