But they did not put up any fight against the French troops.
And violence against American troops probably will never decline much further, he said.
"Those bells were used to make the attack against our troops."
It would be nice to have another battalion on hand for the night's action against the troops West had brought south.
In recent weeks, the average number of attacks against allied troops has gone down.
The numbers do not include attacks against American or coalition troops.
Civilians joined in when they saw that no action was being taken against the troops.
The same could not be said when using non violence against the troops.
Republicans put up a tough fight against the German troops, but eventually were forced back.
It was the deadliest attack against American troops in four months.