He ordered them to watch for the signal from thence, so that the allies might both commence the action together, and retire together, if he should sound a retreat.
He placed their cavalry in the rear of each division.

Having thus assailed the camp in three different points, he surrounds it; and when he pressed on from every side, he dislodges from the rampart the Volscians, not able to sustain his attack.

Having then crossed the fortifications, he expels from the camp the crowd who were dismayed and inclining towards one direction.

Upon this the cavalry, who could not easily pass over the rampart, having stood by up to that period mere spectators of the fight, having come up with them whilst flying in disorder on the open plain, enjoys a share of the victory, by cutting down the affrighted troops.

The slaughter of them as they fled was great, both in the camp and outside the lines; but the booty was still greater, because the enemy were scarcely able to carry off their arms with them; and their entire army would have been destroyed, had not the woods covered them in their flight.
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