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The Red Army consolidated on the shore of the Dniepr, placing their forces to their advantage near the village of Kakhovka. \r\nWaiting for the Reds' offensive, Wrangel ordered his soldiers to "sweep and clear into the Dniepr" all the accumulations of the red forces and to this end in late October 1920 he sent all the best parts of his army to Kakhovka, strengthening them with English and French artillery and with a variety of advanced armored land tanks. \r\n[text continues to explain that Wrangel's troops did throw many red heroes in the Dniepr, but that they were only able to temporarily seize the third line of trenches. They moved the tanks to strengthen the attack and in hopes of taking the Red Army off guard. One of the tanks came around by a windmill that served as the Reds' observation point, and instead of attacking the trenches, unexpectedly fell into a soldier's bathhouse that had been dug into the ground. The Reds surrounded it and many were injured but they defeated the tank. In all, two large tanks and three small tanks were taken in this battle. As a result, Wrangel and his troops were forced to retreat, their strength broken.]\r\n\r\nState Press, Moscow & Leningrad, 1928\r\nLR: [artist's signature - difficult to read]