Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . s madeupon the militia, who fled in the utmostconfusion, and rushing into camp throughthe first line of regular troops, \\hiili had been formed the instant the first gun wasdischarged, threw
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . s madeupon the militia, who fled in the utmostconfusion, and rushing into camp throughthe first line of regular troops, \\hiili had been formed the instant the first gun wasdischarged, threw them too into was the panic, and so rapid and irreg-ular the flight, that the exertions of theofficers to recall the men to their sensesand to duty were quite unavailing. It was soon perceived that the Americanfire could produce, on a concealed enemy,no considerable effect, and that the onlyhope of victory was in the bajonet. Atthe head of the second regiment, whichformed the left of the left wing, Darkemade an impetuous charge upon theenemy, forced them from their groundwith some loss, and drove them about fourhundred yards. He was followed by thatwhole wing; but the want of a sufficientnumber of riflemen to press this advan-tage, deprived him of its benefit, and, assoon as he gave over the pursuit, the In-dians renewed the attack. In the mean-tiiiic. rjoiionil KntliT w;i^ niortallv. ^vavm; GREAT AND MEMORABLE EVENTS. 149 wounded, the left of the right wing wasbroken, the artillerists almost to a mankilled, the guns seized, and the camp pen-etrated by the enemy. Orders were givento again charge with the bayonet; thiswas done with spirit and momentary suc-cess, the Indians being driven out of thecamp, and the artillery recovered. To save the remnant of the army wasall that now remained to be done; and,about half-past nine in the morning. Gen-eral St. Clair ordered Colonel Darke, withthe second regiment, to charge a body ofIndians who intercepted their retreat, an
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