HLI Chronicle 1910 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

150 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE,
but owing to the fact ,that the Brigade was
in reserve we were kept waiting about until
noon before becoming engaged with the
enemy, The Red Army by this time had taken
up a strong position over a front of nearly
three miles running east from Lorum, Heavy
firing had been going on all morning on the"
enemy's right, The 17th Brigade was advanced
to attack the enemy's left, and soon
was hotly engaged, The battle raged till
2.30, when the" cease fire" sounded, and the
Great Irish War of ·1910 was finished. The
whole Division camped that night in a large
park near Fecagh, about four miles from the
battlefield. The manner in which the transport
traffic was controlled and regulated by
the Divisional A.Q.M.G. was a subject of
p.m. the" cease fire" sounded, and we made
tracks for camp about 12 miles off. On 17th
September we struck camp at an early hour
and marched t{) Thomastown, where the
Battalion entrained for Oork. The baggage
train, under the command of Lieutenant
dir A. C. Gibson Oraig, returned to Oork by
march route, covering a distance of about 90
miles in four days.
In the matter of weather we were most
fortunate, as from the date we left Ballyvonare
to the conclusion of manreuvres there
was not a single wet day, nor was the temperature
at any time oppressively hot for
marching. It is the general opinion that the
Irish manreuvres of 1910 have been a complete
success in ever} way.
AN INCIDENT ON ~IAN(EUVRES.
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During the ndvance of the 17th Infantry Brigade the H. L:r. were stopped by a large bog. The
G.O.C. sij!1lallen "Why are the 17th Brigade not iulvanciug" to which the reply was delivered aH
follows :-" 17th Brigade's advance delayed by large DOG."
general commellt and admiration. This may
be partly accounted for by the fact that the
Officer ill question is an Irishman, and was
therefore able to talk to the civilian transport
drivers in their own lingo and in terms very
much to the point.
The last day of manreuvres consisted in
an attack by the whole army (i.e., the 5th,
and 6th Divisions) on a position near Lorum,
which was held by a skeleton enemy. The
posit:on in question was supposed to resemble
that occupied by the Boers at Pieter's Hill,
and the attack was to develop on the same
lines. The Battalion struck camp and
marched out at 6 a.m., but owing to a thick
mist operations had to be delayed, and also
curtailed to a great extent, and it was not till
past noon that we became engaged with the
enemy, whom we attacked under cover of the
fire of nearly every gun in Ireland. At 2.30
ANNUAL GAMES.
OWING to the number of events in this year's
programme the games were spread over four
days, most of the finals and events for the
amusement of the spectators being held on
the last day. We were fortunate in getting
the loan of the Cork County Cricket Club's
ground a.t the lYIardyke, a.nd our greatest
thanks are due to them for their kindness.
Certainly we could not have had a better
ground, and never in the memory of anyone
serving in the Battalion have the games been
held in a prettier or better laid out arena.
There was plenty of room for the Officers'
t~nts and lawn and the Sergeants' Mess, and