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ACHIEVEMENTS OF FIELD ARTILLERY. 
from Terminiers, Villepion, and Nonneville for Loigny and Lumeau, 
about 8 o’clock. Meanwhile General von der Tann had received orders 
to join the German forces to the east, and to take up a position with 
his left resting on the Park at Chateau Goury. At the same time he 
was informed that the 17th Division was moving on Lumeau, the 22nd 
Division on Baigneux, and that the 4th Cavalry Division would cover 
his right. In accordance with these orders his corps took ground to 
its left, but while the movement was in progress the French advance 
assailed it, and the 2nd Division was deployed in action between Beau- 
villiers farm and Goury at 9.30 o’clock, while six batteries formed a 
solid framework for the infantry. The detachment of the Bavarians at 
Lumeau fell back before the French advance and hastened to put the 
park and chateau of Goury in a state of defence. 
The French 2nd Division, however, pressed on triumphantly in spite 
of the heavy fire of the German guns, until close to Beauvilliers farm, 
and its skirmishers got within 500 yards of the hostile batteries, which 
suffered heavily under their fire. But then the 3rd Bavarian infantry 
brigade made a most brilliant and successful counter-attack. Two of 
the batteries which had just been standing firm to stem the forward 
rush of the French riflemen sprang forward with it, and lent their fire 
to aid its advance. The others were no less active in support, and 
from positions further to the rear sustained their comrades. Brilliant 
success at first attended the bold dash of this brigade, and the French 
were pressed back as far as Loigny in something like a rout. But 
such isolated enterprises rarely lead to permanent advantage, and when 
the whole French corps advanced on the line Nonneville Neuvilliers, it 
had to fall back once more, having suffered heavy losses. During this 
retreat the guns, which had accompanied the infantry, boldly un¬ 
limbered in the firing line, and were frequently the last to face the 
pursuing enemy. 
As the brigade eventually neared the former German position, 
between Beauvilliers and Goury, which was once more occupied by 
batteries, it made straight on the guns, and passing through their 
intervals rallied behind them. Thus it was that the fire of the artillery 
was masked until the very moment their foe was upon them, and that 
they had to face his skirmishers absolutely unsupported for a time 
by any rifles. Two batteries on the west of Bjauvilliers farm also 
lent their best endeavours to stop the advance of the enemy, but the 
deadly Chassepot was too much for them, and when the hostile marks¬ 
men got within 600 metres, they had to fall further back and take up 
a second position. 
Two batteries from the artillery reserve were now hurried up to the 
weak spot, and although they had to unlitnber in the very firing line, 
they, in conjunction with the others which had been driven back, were 
able to form an artillery line behind which the infantry could rally. 
Two Horse Batteries from the 17th Division at the same moment came 
into action to the south of Chateau Goury, and taking the enemy in 
flank by their fire, also assisted to put a stop to his advance at this 
point. 
At 11.30 the 2nd Bavarian Brigade began to join in the fight, and 
