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THE MAIN FIGHT. 351 Vaughan, our men stood intormixcd with the chai-. French. Thack well's cliarger was at this nio- ^' ment shot under him, but Peunefather and the sdPerfod. rest of the horsemen around him were still in their saddles, and now achieving their purpose. Aided on their left ])y the simultaneous advance victorious of the troops that we there saw disposed — the thlF'ron(ii 900 men of the 7th L(^ger, and the few English '^" "^'*"' soldiers supporting or combating with them, passed over the interposed bank of prostrate Eussians, and victoriously made good their advance in the overthrow- wake of the great trunk column now slowly re- tmaii coT-'*" treating before them. The pursuit was not orderly, and with every Exultation step in advance the French and the English be- Fiench . . ® . Boliliery came more and more intermingled. Great indeed during these happy moments was the exultation of the French soldiery, and they liked, whilst they moved on and on, to be both giving and inviting congratulations. The sixty Zouaves, now broken into several clusters, were more especially eager for these interchanges of sentiment ; and over and over again whilst bounding merrily for- ward one or other amongst them would find time and breath to accost some Englishman near him. ' Ah well, come,' they would say, J we French, you ' see now, we are good for something after all. ' Are we not ? — are we not ? ' They felt that now at last, if never before, they could honestly speak to our people in this tone of soldierly fellowship.