| Show the brench cavalry nt at sedan noth both banks of the givonne were la in german hands EO ro was balan balau a small village to sedan than Bavel lavellies lies and soon after 1 no fewer than german guns shells into the french army which stood 1 in 11 close formations within a space measuring less than two miles in breadth or depth out hit of this terrible cauldron cauldren caul dron of defeated troops about this time rode the french cavalry in a heroic endeavor to turn the fortunes of the day and retrieve the honor of france general margueritta Margue ritte called by some the star of his arm was struck lo 10 the face by a bullet while riding out to reconnoiter the ground before he charged tie he now handed over the cavalry command to de Galli gallinet fet who for the second time on that tremendous day led the flower of F french rench cavalry against the enemy and for the space of halt half an hour charged the german ranks again and again on the hillsides hill sides north of sedan but the courage of the gallant horsemen was all in vain the arnie blanche wa was unequally matched against the breech loading rifle held in steady hands and no effort of the french cavalry could withstand the slowly tightening grasp of that flery circle chambers journal |
