Their footsteps through the city were in a manner printed in blood, and they were tracked by the bodies of those they had killed and wounded.

They had attained the gate; most of the guard had fallen beneath their scimetars; a moment more and Alhama would have been thrown open to the enemy.
* Zurita, lib.

20, c.

43.
Just at this juncture Don Alonzo Ponce and Pedro de Pineda reached the spot with their forces.

The Moors had the enemy in front and rear; they placed themselves back to back, with their banner in the centre.