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cavalry then endeavoured to force 
its way back, but this they were 
unable to effect, and the greater 
part were killed or wounded in the 
attempt, general Roize, himself, 
falling on the spot. A standard, 
covered with the military exploits 
of the corps to which it belonged, 
according to general Regnier, a bat- 
talion of the twenty-first demi-bri- 
gade, fell into the hands of the Mi- 
norca or Queen’s German regiment. 
It was taken by a private, named 
Anthony Lutz, for which he receiv- 
ed a certificate from the adjutant- 
general, and the sum of twenty 
dollars. This man never having 
learned to write or read, was inca- 
pable of being made a serjeant, 
to which post he would otherwise 
have been adyanced. In the early 
part of the aétion, a standard had 
been wrested from the French by 
the 42d regiment, which was, how- 
ever, unfortunately retaken from 
them, at the moment of the impe- 
tuous charge of the enemy’s cavalry. 
The French infantry, unable to give 
any assistance, and exposed to the 
fire of our guns, lost a great number 
of men. General Beaudot was mor- 
tally wounded; and, when the 
broken remains of the cavalry form- 
ed again in-the rear of their infan- 
try, not one fourth of those who had 
charged could be colleéted. 
It must have been at this period, 
that the gallant veteran, sir Ralph 
Ambercromby, received the unfor- 
tunate wound, which deprived the 
army of a distinguished and beloved 
commander. It is impossible to as- 
certain the exaét moment, as he 
never complained, or revealed the 
circumstance of his being wounded 
to any one, till it was perceived by 
those about him. No entreaty 
could even then prevail on him to 
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leave the field, till convinced, by his 
own eyes, of the enemy’s retreat. 
During this, the right of the 
French army continued motionless 
opposite to our left; but a warm 
cannonade was maintained on either 
side, and the riflemen and sharp- 
shooters, scattered along the fronts, 
kept up an incessant fire. 
After the last effort of the caval- 
ry, the French army remained drawn 
up in order of battle, contenting 
itself with keeping up a heavy can- 
nonade, which we warmly returned. 
By this cannonade our second line 
suffered very considerably, because, 
great part of the first line being dis- 
posed along a height, the French 
were obliged to give great elevation 
to their guns, so that the balls, 
clearing the height, fell in among 
the ranks of the second line posted 
behind it. The enemy seemed wa- 
vering and uncertain, whether to 
attempt another attack; and, in 
this debate between prudence and 
courage, their troops lay completely 
under the fire of our guns, which 
caused a dreadful havock among 
them. Presently, however, two of 
their ammunition waggons blew up, 
with a dreadful explosion, and their 
fire began considerably to slacken, 
most probably from a want of am- 
munition. 
Things remained in this state’ till 
about half after nine, when the ene- 
my, losing numbers to no purpose, 
and not daring to renew the attack, 
began their retreat under the fire of 
all our artillery. At ten o’clock 
the firing totally ceased on both 
sides; and thus ended the glorious 
and ever momorable aétion of the 
21st of March. 
Our loss being one thousand four 
hundred and sixty-four, in killed, 
wounded, and missing, was certain] g 
. Fars 
