CHAPTER XXXIX

The Story of a Famous Brigade--General Okasaki’s 4,000 Fighting Men--Their 3,889 Casualties--Unshaken Morale of the Brigade--Okasaki’s Career--What the Brigade Did--A Crowded and Stirring Chronicle--Typical of the Japanese Infantry.

To Port Arthur--A Change of Scene--Miscalculations as to Port Arthur--Permission to Join Nogi--Appreciation of Privilege--Hurrying South.