History of Julius Caesar . all the vessels to join him. Some ofthem had been delayed in the embarkation, orhad made slower progress than the rest in cross-ing the Channel. He called a council, too, ofthe superior officers of the army on board hisown galley, and explained to them the planwhich he now adopted for the landing. Aboutthree oclock in the afternoon he sent these of-ficers back to their respective ships, and gaveorders to make sail along the shore. The an-chors were raised and the fleet moved on, borneby the united impulse of the wind and the Britons, perceiving this movement
History of Julius Caesar . all the vessels to join him. Some ofthem had been delayed in the embarkation, orhad made slower progress than the rest in cross-ing the Channel. He called a council, too, ofthe superior officers of the army on board hisown galley, and explained to them the planwhich he now adopted for the landing. Aboutthree oclock in the afternoon he sent these of-ficers back to their respective ships, and gaveorders to make sail along the shore. The an-chors were raised and the fleet moved on, borneby the united impulse of the wind and the Britons, perceiving this movement, putthemselves in motion on the land, following themotions of the fleet so as to be ready to meettheir enemy wherever they might ultimatelyundertake to land. Their horsemen and car-riages went on in advance, and the foot soldiersfollowed, all pressing eagerly forward to keepup with the motion of the fleet, and to preventCaesars army from having time to land beforethey should arrive at the spot and be ready tooppose 58-50.] Conquest of Gaul. 105 The battle. Defeat of the Britons. The fleet moved on until, at length, aftersailing about eight miles, they came to a partof the coast where there was a tract of compar-atively level ground, which seemed to be easilyaccessible from the shore. Here Caesar de-termined to attempt to land; and drawing uphis vessel, accordingly, as near as possible to thebeach, he ordered the men to leap over into thewater, with their weapons in their hands. TheBritons were all here to oppose them, and adreadful struggle ensued, the combatants dyeingthe waters with their blood as they fought, halfsubmerged in the surf which rolled in upon thesand. Some galleys rowed up at the same timenear to the shore, and the men on board of themattacked the Britons from the decks, by thedarts and arrows which they shot to the at last prevailed; the Britons were drivenaway, and the Roman army established them-selves in quiet possession of the shore
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