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ACHIEVEMENTS OF FIELD ARTILLERY. 
the infantry in their subsequent advance, and the manner in which 
they were moved, favoured by alternate echelons, receives high praise 
in the account of the German Staff. 
When the fighting at Lumeau was over, and the enemy had been 
driven, as he was, in utter rout towards Terminiers, the 17th Division 
wheeled to its right and, uuder cover of the fire of eight batteries, fell 
on the right of the French assailing Beauvilliers and Chateau Goury. 
Taken by surprise they gave way and were driven to Loigny, from 
whence they were again forced back to Yillepion, shattered by the 
destructive fire of an enormous mass of guns which, as the Germans 
gained ground on the west and north, grew, until 26 batteries or 154 
guns stood in a great semi-circle round the ruins of the 16th French 
Corps. 
A gallant counter-attack, however, by the Papal Zouaves late in the 
afternoon on Yillours and Loigny yet once more forced the Germans 
back, and the batteries were in many cases obliged to fire case to keep 
the foe at bay. 
But the last reserves were now led forward. A general effort of 
all the troops engaged was equal at the last moment to holding off 
the danger, and as night closed in the fighting ceased. 
Meanwhile an entirely distinct fight had been raging at Poupry, in 
which the German guns had played a no less predominant share. 
While the 16th French Corps was engaged in the battle we have just 
been describing, the 15th Corps had advanced past Artenay on 
the road to Paris, and attacked with the 3rd Division the 3rd German 
Brigade of Cavalry. 
The 22nd Division under Yon Wittich was, as we have seen, in the 
act of wheeling to its right to support the attack of the 17th Division 
on the right flank of the French battle west of Lumeau. When the 
news of the menacing inroad behind him was brought to Yon Wittich, 
with swift decision he altered his direction entirely and wheeled round 
on his left to face the new danger. Hurrying the guns in front of the 
infantry, some of whom, in their anxiety to gain Poupry before their 
opponents, reached the new battle-field at the double, he had soon six 
batteries in action between Poupry and Morale, to oppose which the 
French deployed between Dambron and Autroches, and rushed to the 
attack of that village. 
The German batteries first engaged the hostile artillery which came 
into action to the north-west of Artenay, and soon silenced their fire, 
then they drove off some bodies of the enemy’s cavalry which attempted 
to advance, and having thus disposed of the other arms they turned 
their attention on the French infantry who were gathering in greatly 
superior strength on the high road between Artenay and Poupry for the 
assault of Loigny. 
The Germans were now reinforced by the other brigade of their 
division, but the great strengh of their opponent seemed likely to 
envelop their flanks. To hold him fast in front, therefore, Yon Wittich 
directed a counter-attack on him from Poupry, and also gained pos¬ 
session of the woods to the north of that village. But the French 
right wing about 3 o’clock felt powerful enough to strongly assail the 
