La Croix Margueritte et la tombe de Camille de Varaigne

The succession of three commanders-in-chief in three hours and the orders of the wise General Ducrot followed by the counter-orders of General de Wimpffen, unaware of the situation, profoundly disorganized the French army.
With the German noose tightened and the French artillery destroyed, the German infantry began to climb the Terme hills around 2:00 PM. To halt the enemy advance, General Margueritte's French cavalry division was thrown into the fray.
Three times, General Margueritte himself reconnoitered the enemy positions, which were 400 meters away, and it was just as the charge was about to begin that he was mortally wounded near the Terme inn. General de Gallifet immediately succeeded him; all wanted to avenge their leader, especially the 1st Regiment of African Chasseurs, which he had commanded.
The German skirmishers were routed, but the charge was broken, and the melee became general. Men and horses fell covered in mud and blood. Lieutenant-Colonel de Liniers, second-in-command of the 3rd African Chasseurs Regiment, was killed, along with two of his officers, Commandant de Varaignes, Captain Albaret of the 1st Hussars, and many others. The division's survivors rallied to their starting positions, from which, heroically, they charged again, but the waves of German infantry continued to surge forward.
Ducrot, addressing General Margueritte's successor one last time, said: "Come on, my little Gallifet, just a little more effort," and the latter replied, "as long as there is one left..." These fierce battles lasted nearly two hours, ending around 4:15, except for Commander d'Alincourt and his sixty or so cuirassiers who launched themselves, sabers drawn, into a final suicidal charge from Gaulier to Saint Albert, a charge of glory and despair.