Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . troops, and were drivenback by steady, well-directed volleys ; guided by the Hashes, theenemy hurried up reinforcements in the gloom, which actuallypassed unnoticed between the two wings of an English our men discovered that they were thus divided, theywheeled inwards and attacked the enemy with the were fierce charges and counter-charges, and guns andcolours were lost and won be
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . troops, and were drivenback by steady, well-directed volleys ; guided by the Hashes, theenemy hurried up reinforcements in the gloom, which actuallypassed unnoticed between the two wings of an English our men discovered that they were thus divided, theywheeled inwards and attacked the enemy with the were fierce charges and counter-charges, and guns andcolours were lost and won before the French column disapj^earedinto the darkness from which they had surprised our this combat the 28th Regiment (the Gloucestershire)were inunortalising themselves hard by. While the regiment,in two ranks, were hotly engaged with the enemy in front, awatchful officer suddenly heard behind him a French word ofcommand, and recognised the glazed hats of the Republicansclosing upon the rear. Without a moments hesitation theEnglish colonel ordered the rear rank to turn about, and thus,standing back to back, the thin red line thrust the French S13HV3 C0£ ?3iyVG31\OyO SS. ^ 5 232 530 REVOLUTION AND BE ACTION. [1784 Peace ofAmiens. resolutely from them. Then twelve hundred French cavalryswept wildly through our camp ; they nearly broke the 42nd(Black Watch) by falling on their flank m the dim light, but theHighlanders formed groups and repelled them with the length the French retreated, leaving 2,000 men upon theheld. Our loss was 1,500, and the brave General Abercrombiereceived his death Avound in the battle. Hutchinson succeededhim, and in the course of a few months had made jDrisoners of2-1,000 French troops, the whole garrison of Egypt, who, inaccordance with the terms of their capitulation, were transportedback to France. The Indian contingent under Baird arrivedjust in time to take part in the concluding operations of thecampaign. Their voyage from Bom
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