Oh how they mowed them down. What a waste.
It is said that man changes history by war. I agree. How many potential leaders were killed in that battle.
And how many were brought about because of it? In Chapter 5 of CS Lewis's Screwtape Letters, the junior demon, Wormwood, writes his uncle with delight because war has broken out among men. His uncle cautions him to not be too elated, because, he advises, the struggles and deprivations of war, horrid though they are, also drive people towards God, and can bring about tremendous acts of self sacrifice, compassion and courage in the face of adversity and death.