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 south undecided Back to Ostrolenka The disaster to the 2nd Army from accounts of eye-witnesses Relation of the Russian Staff.

AFTERNOTE. At Byelostok Recapture and re-abandonment of Neidenburg A German account of events in the and Army Inexperience of Russian commanders Defective services of intelligence and communications Orders and counter-orders Adventures of Samsonov's Chief of Intelligence Work of the 1st Army Relation of a member of Rennenkampf's Staff Wanderings of the IInd Corps Relation of a member of the Staff of the IInd Corps The invasion of East Prussia gained its object, but the price paid was unnecessarily great Wonderful success of the German Command Removal of Russian commanders-r-Reconstitution of the XVth and XIIIth Corps 56

CHAPTER III

WITH A CAVALRY DIVISION IN SOUTH-WEST POLAND, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1914

Success of the Russian offensive on the South-West Front Rumoured enemy transfers from the French theatre Visit to the fitape Comman- dant at Warsaw Pessimistic Englishmen Journey to join the Staff of the 9th Army in Galicia Difficulties at Lyublin Bibikov's death Guard Co-operative Society Anecdotes of the recent fighting The wounded Supply and transport Preparations for the defence of the Vistula Keen subalterns Sandomir The Cossacks Headquarters of the gth Army at Zolbnev General Gulevich Situation in Galicia Proposed cavalry raid on Austrian communications The start of the raid i4th Cavalry Division Generals Novikov and Erdeli Staff of the 1 4th Cavalry Division Polish mistrust of Russian promises Adisturbed night The situation Staff routine Cavalry armament Skirmish with " Sokols " Remounts A month's casualties in a cavalry division Burning of a country house Orders Terrible situation of the Poles "The Bloodthirsty Cornet" The division recalled to the north owing to the German offensive Skirmish with a German cavalry patrol Examination of prisoners Through Pinchov with a sentimental officer The enemy strength estimated at one corps only Maxim's "gallantry" Position of opposing forces Delaying action at Yasenn A Jewish spy Continuation of retreat Adventures of a Cossack squadron commander on reconnaissance Situation on October ist Machine-guns Strength of cavalry regiment Reconnaissance Futility of attempts to delay the ad- vance of the enemy infantry Confidence regarding the speedy end of the war Horse-rations in peace and war Intelligence Re- connaissance and "flying posts" Battle patrols Orderly parties A night alarm and subsequent march A German prisoner Russian infantry west of the Vistula Staff of the Cavalry Corps loses control owing to rapidity of enemy advance Supply Narrow escape at Ostrovets on October 3rd Last "delaying position" on October 6th Retirement across the Vistula at Novo Alexandriya Good-bye to the 1 4th Cavalry Division Journey to Warsaw.

AFTERNOTE. The average daily march of the 14th Cavalry Division The Russian cavalry Subsequent services of the 14th Cavalry Divi- sion Of General Erdeli Of General Sencha Of Captain Sapoj- nikov Fine death of Colonel Westphalen Death of Captain Plotnikov, his presentiment Subsequent services of General Novikov and of Colonel Dreyer 95