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He fancied he could see the procession and the three gibbets, painted black; beside each gibbet was an open ditch and a black coffin covered with a dark gray pall. He saw, in the hollow square formed by a battalion of Cossack infantry, the executioner, Froloff, in his red shirt and his plush trousers tucked into his boots, and, beside him, a pale, black-robed priest.

The action began between the cavalry on both sides; a portion of the Gallic had taken up position on the road followed by the Roman army, to bar its passage; but whilst the fighting at this point was getting more and more obstinate, the German horse in Caesar's service gained a neighboring height, drove off the Gallic horse that were in occupation, and pursued them as far as the river, near which was Vercingetorix with his infantry.

That seemed to settle them, and at last we saw the infantry advancing to their positions without resistance. "Now was my chance. I determined to get those machine guns if I could, as otherwise the infantry would. So I left in command and got the trumpeter, sergeant major, and six men with six rifles, and went forward 'to reconnoiter, as I reported to after I had gone.

A general cavalry charge is made to carry batteries of artillery and enable the infantry to take the position more easily; but the infantry must then be at hand to sustain the cavalry, for a charge of this character has only a momentary effect, which must be taken advantage of before the enemy can return offensively upon the broken cavalry.

Standing a few paces in front of the Sirdar, but facing him, upon a mound of earth and bricks, were the four chaplains attached to the British infantry Presbyterian, Church of England, Roman Catholic, and Wesleyan.

A strong detachment of Mounted Infantry and sailors with their Gardner ascended a hill on the other side of the pass and set to work to build a small fort and mount the gun there. A company from each of the camel regiments extended to cover the front. The camels were all made to kneel, their legs being lashed at the knee so that they could not rise.

At this place the cardinal-archduke had gathered a considerable force, numbering at least four thousand of his best infantry, with several squadrons of cavalry, the whole under-command of the general-in-chief of artillery, Count Varax. People in the neighbourhood were growing uneasy, for it was uncertain in what direction it might be intended to use this formidable force.

On the north bank at daybreak was French's cavalry brigade, which was slightly reinforced during the day, and his horse artillery. Soon after daybreak fighting began, the Boers opening fire at the west end of their line upon the mounted infantry. The latter replying succeeded in driving the enemy a quarter of a mile up stream. French's horse artillery also opened from the north bank.

Among other compliments tendered through his direction, and which I gladly accepted, was a review of all the troops then in Stamboul about 6,000 comprising infantry, cavalry, and artillery. They were as fine looking a body of soldiers as I ever saw well armed and well clothed, the men all large and of sturdy appearance.

"The general orders me to hold the fort until an infantry regiment arrives to garrison it," added Juan. "I hope they will put the best foot foremost, then, for I have no wish to be cooped up in a fort when we should be doing service in the open country," said Mr Laffan. We pressed forward at a rate which none but light horsemen such as ours could have kept up.