古德明英語軍事小故事：走 馬 轉(zhuǎn) 坤(中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰(zhàn)爭。走 馬 轉(zhuǎn) 坤
on 19 october 1864, general early's confederate army launched a surprise attack against the union forces at cedar creek, putting them to rout, and the union commander general wright was wounded.
union general philip sheridan, coming back from a conference in washington, was watering his horse at a small stream near winchester, some twenty miles away from cedar creek, when he heard that a battle was in progress. without waiting for more information, he got on his horse and sped away in the direction of the battle. he picked up fleeing soldiers along the way and arrived on the battlefield in time to rally the troops. in the end, the confederacy suffered a crushing defeat.
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