. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. y retreating ; and so while Sir Bevil lay deadon the hillside, his own regiment, led by his giant servant andhis little son, gained the top. Spent and shaken to almost the last extremity the Cornishyet made good their footing on the ridge, while the enemy fellback sullenly behind a stone wall at a little distance, wherethey stood in good order threatening a further onslaught. Butin truth the one army was no more fit than the other to renewthe fight. Both were scattered and intensely weary. It wasalready night; and except for the occasional spit of f
. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. y retreating ; and so while Sir Bevil lay deadon the hillside, his own regiment, led by his giant servant andhis little son, gained the top. Spent and shaken to almost the last extremity the Cornishyet made good their footing on the ridge, while the enemy fellback sullenly behind a stone wall at a little distance, wherethey stood in good order threatening a further onslaught. Butin truth the one army was no more fit than the other to renewthe fight. Both were scattered and intensely weary. It wasalready night; and except for the occasional spit of fire from acannon discharged on either side, the two hosts faced eachother silently till near midnight, when the Parliament men gaveindications of advance ; but after the exchange of one or twovolleys on either side, all was as silent as before. Still theCornish lay under arms, until at last Prince Maurice sent asoldier to reconnoitre ; and the man, working forward cau-tiously, came at last to the stone wall behind which the enemy Ifak %V\ a. The Cornish followed the lad up the kill. {To face /. 196. m a NOBLE MEMORY 197 had retreated, and found lighted matches fixed in it, but notroops near them ; and so returning, reported that Waller had abandoned his position. When daylight came, this report was fully confirmed. Waller had fallen back on Bath in so muchdisorder as to leave a great store of arms and powder behindhim ; and thus the Cornish won their third great battle. It was a mighty victory but a sad one ; for the loss of SirBevil Grenvile was irreparable. From the first gathering ofthe Kings troops in Cornwall, Sir Bevil had been the heart andsoul of the army. There were other Captains as wise as he incouncil. There were many no less brave in action. But therewas none among them all whose courage was so cheerful,who was at all times so absolutely proof against depression,or who could raise the spirits of the soldiery like he. Tor tothem he was not only the chief of that gre
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