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THE MAIN FIGHT. 325 All this while, Colonel Waneu and Lieutenant- chap. Colonel Daubeney remained where they were at ^' the first without becoming personally involved in ^ I'^noa. the momentary overthrow of their regiment, for the enemy's attack scarce extended to that bulg- ing part of the crestwork by which they chanced to be standing. The only assailant — an ofticer — who there broke in over the parapet, undertook a sword encounter with Lieutenant- Colonel Dau- beney, but was bayoneted by one of our soldiery. On the crest some way more towards our right, Attack on but still not so far east as the Post-road, Captain haifof Turner's Turner was present with that half part of his battery, battery which had been left under his personal control. Before him, and on his right front, a part of the enemy's vanguard was already ascend- ing the slope. Turner, seeing that he was alto- Thenre gether unsupported by miantry, well knew that umedwiti: (Irawal of he must presently move; but meanwhile he plied its three the assailants with ' case,' and it was only at a very late moment that the gun commanded by Hesketh delivered its last shot. All three of the guns were limbered up and withdrawn in time to save them from capture. Before many moments, loose bodies of troops Russian troops forming part of the enemy s vanguard began to overrunning appear on the crest, and soon indeed they broke of Home over it, not only at the part just then vacated by the right half of Turner's battery, but also by the but con- line of the Post-road, and over ground yet further bytiu- east. The assailants having come on thus far of the Ttii . Lfiger. could look all the way down the hillside and