sir john partial success s � a magnificent regiment of fifteen hundred who attacked only two hundred � were and pursued by them under the very cannon of the the hills and the valley through which the ran were enveloped in smoke and the din of the cannon and was incessant eighty heavy we have said without from the imperial lines and those of replied that day by two hundred thousand rounds � a quantity that seems almost incredible of all the attacks made on none appeared bo practicable as one proposed by duke who communicated it by his de camp is there no able who will hasten there and examine this ground for me said looking round him as the rode oflf but so great was the confusion and slaughter that none appeared at hand save the brave who generously forgetting his quarrel made an immediate tender of his services go colonel replied the king gratefully i am much obliged to you l dashing spurs into his horse galloped across the field which was still swept by the fire of the and by the light of the evening sun having the approach as well as the thick that it would permit he returned to the king � losing by the way a faithful who had followed him who was shot by his side said he the attempt is practicable the and sir replied after he saw the hill himself you have made me a true and faithful report yet i must not make my principal impression here it demands at least my whole body of and then the and cavalry are left at the mercy of the enemy who may thus if he assault me in two places at once i duke s troops among which were still the of and carried the hill by storm driving back the with great loss and five hundred of the green under colonel pushed gallantly forward and posted themselves far in advance keeping possession of the ground they had gained until five hundred more of their comrades under lieutenant colonel john came up to strengthen them and these thousand maintained their dangerous post all night colonel was severely wounded in the left side by the of his which a ball had driven against his coat of mail it flat captain lines having exposed himself by flourishing his sword and crying received a ball in the which pierced his brain lieutenant colonel was killed captain of lord s regiment received a shot which pierced his throat and of steel through and through captain of s regiment was struck in the shoulder this account says hath been delivered down to ns by himself a person who at that juncture bore his master some ill will this episode of his life and another which follows are related by somewhat differently from what they are to be found in the pages of and other writers of john of was shot through the head and an immense number of other o� and soldiers were killed and wounded lost one major general and many lieutenant among whom was the count a prince of the empire whose post according to some accounts is said to have taken at the royal i during the engagement while the loss on each side appears to have been about two thousand five hundred killed and wounded another account says that had four thousand killed and thousand wounded so that all the and were filled our of had scarce bodies of left to guard their colours says and the had suffered in an equal degree night was now coming on and several which had advanced too far by the base of the hills were in danger of being cut off by s cavalry as they were too spirited and too highly to retire without an order was extremely anxious to communicate that order to them but the duty seemed with danger as they were far off and several masses of the enemy lay between trusting to the well known generosity of the haughty in his anxiety applied to him and after a few compliments to his character and courage requested him to order those to retreat replied the brave this is the only sir j s military the and service i cannot refuse your majesty j it is a hazard u and drawing his long rode off to execute the duty elated with this opportunity of gathering fresh and of himself before that royal leader by whom he deemed himself injured once more dashed across the field towards the foot of the mountains cutting a passage sword in hand and by main strength of and arm through the bands of straggling who strove to him and delivering the orders of to the in question formed them in column although no longer a officer they knew and him too well to and he conducted their retreat in so and able a manner that the imperial cavalry dared not them it was acknowledged by the whole army that but for s daring and decision these troops must have been utterly cut off he marched them to the king s and now said he his never more shall this sword be drawn in your service this is the last time i will ever serve so ungrateful a prince still remained immovable within his and after ten hours of incessant fighting the troops of drew off the red fire of the died away even the reports from the of the hovering ceased and the twilight darkness of the summer night spread its mantle over the rivers and the corpse covered approaches to the imperial camp � modern vol of sir john chapter xxiv leaves the army a thick mist arose the night became cold and wet and the poor wounded soldiers lay bleeding on the field many of them were half in the water of the or buried under piles of dead men and horses fallen and � 