Some of them took to the fields; the men pushed the wheels, and, thanks to their efforts, our artillery was saved.

As soon as the guns had been dragged up the hill opposite the plateau, the horses started off at a gallop, and did not stop until they were out of the range of the enemy's fire.
The guns were soon in safety at Vincennes and Montreuil.

The troops held good, the men lying down on their stomachs, the officers standing up and smoking their cigars until the last waggon had passed.

Day had broken when they received orders to withdraw.

The National Guard went back into Paris, and the Line, after a short halt at Montreuil, camped in the barracks of St.Maur.At eight o'clock, the evacuation of the plateau was complete; but the Prussian shells still fell upon the deserted houses and some of the gun-carriages which had been abandoned.