Captain Campbell has spent the night in reconnoitering on his own account, and has discovered that a thousand Spanish musketeers are lying in ambush in the copse in the hollow." "Is that so ?" the duke said shortly.

"Well, Captain Campbell, you have rendered us a vital service indeed, and one that I shall not forget.
However, now we are forewarned, we shall know how to deal with them.
If I should fall, Gassion, and you should survive, see that Captain Campbell's service is duly represented.

Now, to horse, gentlemen!" The morning sun rose on the 20th of May on a brilliant scene.

The two armies were disposed along slightly elevated ridges, between which lay the hollow with its brushwood and copses.

Enghien commanded the cavalry on the right wing, with Gassion as second in command.