UHLANS SEVERE DEFEAT.
ENTRAPPED BY ALLIES.
CYCLES AS OBSTACLES.
London, October 22.
During the earlier battle westward of Lille an aeroplane reconnaissance disclosed two regiments of Uhlans bivouacked. A battery of French field artillery was placed at a point which covorcd the road of escape, and the infantry advanced.
German sentries gave the alarm, and the Uhlans galloped back.
The artillery then opened fire at a range of 200 yds with shrapnel, and two squadrons of British cavalry completed the rout of the enemy.
Three hundred Uhlans were killed or wounded, and many others were taken prisoners.
Both sides are using large forces of cyclists, which occupy advanced posts.
If attacked by cavalry the cyclists throw their machines across the middle of the road, where the spokes of tho wheels form a perfect obstacle to tho charging horses. The cyclists, sheltered behind hedges, then pick off tho struggling horsemen.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15748, 24 October 1914, Page 8
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