हमारी दाईं ओर तैनात रेजिमेंट के कुछ सिपाही पीछे भागने लगे थे। मैंने उन्हें रोकने के लिए जोर से चिल्लाया, लेकिन उन्होंने कोई ध्यान नहीं दिया। मैंने अपनी रिवॉल्वर निकाली और लगभग उन पर गोली चलाने ही वाला था, लेकिन फिर मुझे लगा कि इससे कोई फायदा नहीं होगा, क्योंकि उन सबकी पीठ मेरी तरफ थी, इसलिए अगर कोई गोली लगती भी, तो वे यही सोचते कि उन्हें किसी जर्मन ने गोली मारी है। अगर मैं उनके पीछे भागता, तो मेरे अपने सिपाही यह सोच सकते थे कि मैं डरकर भाग रहा हूँ। इसलिए मैं अपने सिपाहियों को लेकर आगे बढ़ गया!
Some men of the line regiment who had appeared on our right started running back. I shouted out to them to halt, but they took no notice. I pulled out my revolver and very nearly shot at them, but I thought it wouldn't do any good, as they all had their backs to me so would have thought that anyone hit was hit by a German bullet. If I ran after them my men might think I was running away. So I took my men on!
Some men of the line regiment who had appeared on our right started running back. I shouted out to them to halt, but they took no notice. I pulled out my revolver and very nearly shot at them, but I thought it wouldn't do any good, as they all had their backs to me so would have thought that anyone hit was hit by a German bullet. If I ran after them my men might think I was running away. So I took my men on!