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The Cornet of Horse

CHAPTER 12: The Sad Side Of War
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See how he is waving his hand and exhorting the men to a fresh attack.
"That's right, lads, that's right.
"They have formed again; there they go." Again the troops wavered and broke under the terrible rain of bullets; and this time the Bavarians in great force leapt from their entrenchments, and pounced down upon the broken line.
"Prepare to charge!" shouted General Lumley, who commanded the cavalry.

"Forward, trot, gallop, charge!" With a cheer the cavalry, chafed at their long inaction while their comrades were suffering so terribly, dashed forward, and threw themselves furiously upon the Bavarians, driving them headlong back to their lines, and then falling back under a tremendous fire, which rolled over men and horses in numbers.
At this moment a cheer broke from the dispirited infantry, as the heads of the three regiments of Imperial grenadiers, led by the Prince of Baden, arrived on the ground.

These, without halting, moved forward towards the extreme left of the enemy's position--which had been left to some extent unguarded, many of the troops having been called off to repulse Marlborough's attack--pushed back two battalions of French infantry, and entered the works.
General D'Arco, the French commanding officer, withdrew some of his men from the centre to hold the Prince of Baden in check; and Marlborough profited by the confusion so caused to endeavour, for the fourth time, to carry the hill.

His force was however, now fearfully weakened; and General Lumley, after conferring with him for a moment, rode back to the cavalry.
"The 5th dragoons will dismount and join the infantry," he said.
In a moment every soldier was on his feet; and five minutes later the regiment, marching side by side with the infantry, advanced up the hill.
This time the assault was successful.

The enemy, confused by the fact that the allies had already forced their line on the left, wavered.


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