CAVALRY'S FINE WORK.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14574, 9 April 1918, Page 5

CAVALRY'S FINE WORK.

i ____ i SPLENDID SUPPORT TO INFANTRY 1 ' ENEMY'S HEAVY LOSSES. ■ <Tl\e Times.) (Received April 9, 8.40 a.m.) LONDON, April 8. Mr. Pirrio Robinson writes': Despite tho terrible testing time and the inevitable losses during, a fortnight the cavalry units rejoice- that their arm at last has had a chance to do its share. It certainly did it at .engaged as infantry. * Thereafter it split into sections,, serving m the thick of the- battle as cavalry dismounted, splendidly covering the infantry retreat, about the Oise and Pontios.e, ; tojwavds Noyon and eslewhere. The Sco£s Greys were once entirely cut off and spent a whole night mixed jup with Germans. 'They escapesd m the. morning. On another occasion during the mist Divisional. Headquarters found itself four times Tinder machine gun fire.' - Tim cavalry magnificently charged Qiiericourt ridga at midnight, on March. 25th and pushed the enemy off the- highest ground;' then thrust northward and surrounded Siiroy village. Later m the day, with' the assistance of. the Canadians, they appeared inn fairw ay to occupy tlie whole ridge, when; m accordances, with • pre-arrangement, tho infantry retired.' The .cavalry held oh, covering the retreat. Germans attempted an outflanking movement, Tho Lancers, Hussars, and Canadians fought wildly and splendidly till they obtained a position at DiVitte.' The. cavalry units, while holding the Mne T^erriers-Plainville-Broyes on March 29, were ordered to help cover the approaches to Amiens and put the enemy out of Moreuil Wood. Then followed some of the hardest fighting^ since the offensive, wherein the Canadians finely charged clean through the wood, gbt firmly positioned on tho Moreuil-psmuin roaci^ and killed great numbers of theenemy. ' Simultaneously Dragoons and Lancers were sent to head off an attack at Mii'rcelcave. Here they co-operated .- with Australians. Afterwards the letter's commanduig officer addressed a charm--ing letter to the cavalry commander, praising the magnificent behavior of his men, and stating it wns the Australians' prids and delight to_ fight /tf'ith /them. Twelve hundred Dragoons had-a really gorgeous figh,t at Hangard on March 31. An officer described them as eager, going off like scalded cats, Three waves dashed through t tiio Wood, despite the tremendous havoc wrought by, fresh German, battalions. The Dragoons took many prisoners and captured, machine g uns - . .... •-';' Seeing a- whole reserve resriment of the enemy pouring out of Villers Erables, the cavalry and artillery attacked . at daylight on open ground." One battery fired 1500 rounds, another over two thousand, all finding : ' marks., This staggered and disorganised the enemy, whose regiment struggled back, leaving the ground covered with dead Germans. ' An authority from- the front puts th,p total enemy , losses at 250,000. . He 1 states the French made a' rampart of German bodies as high as a m.iril' '"••'■