[79] According to the _Nieuws van den Dag_, 4,000 wounded were sent to Liège the next day. Another Dutch journal, the _Telegraaf_, says that out of 3,000 men engaged in the attack on the southern sector of the defence "only a hundred men were left after the fall of the town." All estimates are clearly uncertain in such confused affairs, and so we have taken our figures preferably from the neutral press, in which we may look for a certain amount of impartiality. [80] The operation was carried out by Quartermaster Le Bellé to whom the military medal was awarded. "A night or two ago," writes Commander Geynet, "I was ordered to blow up the sluice in front of me.... A little quartermaster crossed the stream on a plank nailed across two barrels. We pushed the Prussians out of the way by rifle fire. My little man, with his charge of dynamite, chose his moment well, then, leaving his raft to draw the fire of the Prussians, regained our bank by swimming." [81] Paul Chautard in the _Liberté_ of November 24. Commander Geynet says nothing of this episode, however. [Illustration: Plan of Attack on DIXMUDE on November 10th 1914.] [Illustration: MAP of OPERATIONS Round DIXMUDE Drawn by CH. LE GOFFIC.] * * * * * Transcriber's Notes Obvious punctuation errors repaired. Page 4: "be" changed to "been" (had been transformed into sailors). List of illustrations and Page 43: "Papagaei" changed to "Papegaei". The photo preceding page 43 shows this spelling on the building. Page 59: "Langermack" changed to "Langemarck" in the second footnote. Page 82: "Oudescappelle" changed to "Oudecappelle" in the footnote. Pages 137, 146: "Wouwen" changed to "Woumen". Page 162: "Liége" changed to "Liège".