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Into it, an our left, galloped Sheldon's light dragoons, who, having but five muskets in the command, went at the Yagers with naked sabres; and suddenly found themselves in touch with the entire Legion cavalry, who set up a Loud bawling: "Surrender, you damned rebels! Pull up, there! Halt!"
SERGEANT. Hold, sirs just toss off a glass with me To the health of Piccolomini. This shall not go to the list of scores, I gladly give it success be yours! CUIRASSIER. The soldier shall sway! BOTH YAGERS. The peasant shall pay DRAGOONS and SHARPSHOOTERS. The army shall flourishing stand! TRUMPETER and SERGEANT. And the Friedlander keep the command! Arouse ye, my comrades, to horse! to horse!
So Plut shouted at Thaddeus in great wrath:— “Shame on you, you Pole, for hiding behind a plank shelter; don’t be a coward, come out into the open and fight honourably, as a soldier should.” To this Thaddeus replied:— “Major, if you are so bold a knight, why do you hide behind a company of yagers?
There was a splendid military band; two young officers in the Yagers who were sitting at the next table to ours kept on looking our way; one was particularly handsome. My new summer coat and skirt is awfully becoming everyone says. Father says too: "I say, you'll soon be a young lady! But don't grow up too quickly!"
More yagers arrived, fell into disorder, and knocked against one another; the gentry in the tumult could not cut and slash; the yagers could not shoot, for they were fighting hand to hand. Like tooth on tooth, steel on steel clashed and snapped; bayonet broke on sabre and scythe on sword hilt; fist met fist and arm met arm.
“Let’s dance!” cried Robak. “When I have finished my bottle, though a monk, I occasionally tuck up my gown, and dance a bit of a mazurka! But you see, Major, we are drinking here and the yagers are freezing there in the yard. Sport is sport! Judge, give them a keg of brandy; the Major will permit it; let the bold yagers have a drink!”
Down went three Indians, and while Lew Simpson reloaded the yagers Billy and George Woods fired with their revolvers with such right good will the Indians were checked in their advance and turned to retreat out of range, followed by three more shots from the yagers. Five Indians and four ponies were the result of this fight, and it gave the holders of the triangular fort confidence in themselves.
After a few rides around their pale-face foes, the Indians suddenly charged again, coming from every quarter, and forcing the whites to each defend the space in his front. With demoniacal yells they came on once more, and once more the yagers opened, and then were thrown aside for the rapidly firing revolvers which did fearful execution.
To the north were the Hessians, and next to these came three regiments of British Grenadiers, with a body of Fusileers. Eight regiments of the line occupied the slight eminence known as Bush's Hill, while close to the Ferry was another encampment of Hessians. The Yagers, horse and foot, were upon another hill near the river, and below them a large body of infantry of the line.
A company of yägers and the light dragoons slipped away, there was a little confused fighting in the streets, Colonel Rahl fell, mortally wounded, his Hessians threw down their arms, and all was over. The battle had been fought and won, and the Revolution was saved. Taking his thousand prisoners with him, Washington recrossed the Delaware to his old position.
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