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hundred men or more I turned back and beat them 

 quite off the Ground and Got posesion of the Can- 

 non and had it been possible to Get the troops to 

 form and push them we Should then have Soon beat 

 them of the Ground but those that Came from the 

 Lelf whing Run in a huddle with those of the Right 

 the enemys fire being allmost over for Many Munites 

 and all exertions Made by many of the brave officer 

 to Get them in Some order to persue Victory was 

 all in Vain, they would not form in any order in 

 this Confution they Remained until the enemy find- 

 ing they were not pushed and I dare say Active 

 officers with them and I believe Several of them 

 white they Came on again, and the whole Army Ran 

 toGether Like a Mob at a fair and had it not been 

 for the Gratest Exertions of the officers would have 

 stood there til all killed the Genl then Sent to me 

 if possible to Get them off that Spot by Making a 

 Charge I found my Endevours fruitless for Some 

 time but at Length Got Several Soldiers together 

 that I had observed behaving brave and Incoraged 

 them to lead off which they did with charged bay- 

 onetts Success the whole followed with Grate Ra- 

 pidity I then endevoured to halt the frunt to Get 

 them in Some order to turn and fire a few Shots but 

 the horse I Rode being Good for little and I wounded 

 in the thigh Early in the Action and having fatigued 

 my Self much was So Stif I could make a poor hand 

 of Running, the Confution in the Retreat is be- 

 yound description the Men throughing away their 

 arms not withstanding all the indevour of the few 



