[No Surrender! by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookNo Surrender! CHAPTER 6: The Assault Of Chemille 19/31
Of these, only two hundred had guns. With this force he attacked Aubiers.
The resistance of the enemy was feeble, and they were chased almost to Bressuire.
Rochejaquelein was very anxious to capture this town, as his friends, the Lescures, had been brought from Clisson and imprisoned there; but he saw that it was of primary importance to carry assistance to Cathelineau, and he accordingly marched to Tiffauges.
The church bells again rang out their summons; and Cathelineau, in twenty-four hours, found himself at the head of an army of twenty thousand men. "I told you at Clisson that I should soon meet you again, Monsieur Martin," La Rochejaquelein said when, as he rode into Tiffauges at the head of his newly raised force, he met Jean in the street, "and here I am, you see.
I am only sorry that I am too late to take part in the brave fight at Chemille." "Right glad are we to see you, count," Jean replied.
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