148 GENERAL BOURBAKI’S CAMPAIGN. 
ACTION AT CHAVANNE. 
It was not until 2 o’clock, when the hostile turning movement gripped the left 
flank through the wood, that Lieut.-Colonel Nachtigal proceeded through Le 
Vernois into a new position, east of Champey, which he reached without molesta- 
tion, as the shell fire of the battery prevented immediate pursuit by the French 
(page 326). 
Action at MonTBSLiArD. 
At Ancienne Citadelle the Loetzen battalion received support from the Inster- 
burg battalion and from the 4th Light Reserve battery, which directed their fire 
with success against the vigorously advancing foe, as also upon his batteries opening 
from Allondans (page 332). 
On the heights west of Montbéliard eight batteries, at least, of the 15th French 
Corps had come into action one after another, and these maintained a brisk fire 
from half-past three until dark. In consequence of the long range the German 
batteries husbanded theirammunition. The artillery of the chateau and the heavy 
guns at La Grange Dame chiefly replied. They compelled the adversary to change 
his position frequently. The artillery suffered no losses, while those of the 
infantry were but slight (page 334). 
AcTION av BUSSEREL. 
A final attack made at four p.m. was aimed chiefly at the mill. It was 
vigorously supported by the enemy’s artillery, already deployed at Vyans. But 
the Ist Light Baden Battery from its last position at Bethoncourt, was also able 
to take part in the struggle round Busserel. From Brevilliers two Baden 
battalions with two batteries under Colonel Sachs had also come up from General 
Von Werder’s main reserve. The batteries at once drew the fire of the enemy’s 
artillery upon themselves, but directed their own after a short time upon the 
enemy’s advancing infantry and the columns emerging from the issues of the wood, 
throwing them into disorder. The 4th Baden Heavy Battery, which Captain Von 
Froben worked with great effect, had considerable losses (page 335). 
ACTION AT CHAGEY. 
Altogether, therefore, in addition to Captain Schweder’s seven heavy guns, there 
were nine batteries, making a total of sixty-one guns, on the 4000 paces of front 
from Le Salomon to Luze (page 337). 
Action at Luzu-Hfricourt. 
Since noon five French batteries had been in action west and south-west of Luze, 
but they were so little able to cope with those of the defenders, that after the lapse 
of ashort time, there were on an average only two guns in several of the batteries 
fit for action, although the Germans were husbanding their ammunition as much 
as possible, in view of the difficulty of replacing it. Consequently an almost entire 
cessation in the artillery engagement took place in the afternoon, until it again 
burst forth with great vehemence at three o’clock owing to the participation of 
freshly arriving French batteries. 
Shortly after, part of the artillery of the 24th French Corps was turned from 
Vyans against the position on the Salomon, so that the 3rd Light Battery of the 
Ath Reserve Division, which had hitherto been in action on the Mougnot, was 
brought up thither as reinforcement. As the setting sun impeded the Germans 
very greatly in observing and directing their fire, they limited themselves here to 
replying only at intervals (page 339). 
AcTION AT MONTBSLIARD. 
At 7.30 a.m. a French parlémentaire summoned the garrison of the chateau to 
surrender. After repelling this challenge, Lieutenant Sauer opened fire upon the 
