The pursuit was kept up about four miles, when, fortunately for the surviving Americans, that avidity for plunder which is a ruling passion among savages, called back the victorious Indians to the ramp, where the spoils of their vanquished foes were to be divided.

The routed troops continued their flight to fort Jefferson, a distance of about thirty miles, throwing away their arms on the road.

At this place they met Major Hamtranck with the first regiment; and a council of war was called to deliberate on the course to be pursued.

As this regiment was far from restoring the strength of the morning, it was determined not to attempt to retrieve the fortune of the day: and, leaving the wounded at fort Jefferson, the army continued its retreat to fort Washington.
[Footnote 58: Although his leg had been broken by a ball, Major Butler, mounted on horseback, led his battalion to the charge.] In this disastrous battle, the loss on the part of the Americans was very great when compared with the numbers engaged.

Thirty-eight commissioned officers were killed upon the field, and five hundred and ninety-three non-commissioned officers and privates were slain and missing.