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One hundred and twenty of the auxiliaries were 

 also hung on the ramparts, exhorting the others to 

 favour the enterprise of their countrymen. 



The Araucanian general, desirous of signalizing 

 himself by the capture of a place which his father 

 had twice vainly attempted, made another assault 

 still more violent than the preceding, in which his 

 life was exposed to the most imminent danger. Se- 

 veral times in person did he scale the wall, and even 

 effected at night an entrance into the city, followed 

 by Tucapel and a number of brave companions ; but 

 repulsed by Don Garcia, whose vigilance was pre- 

 sent every where, he withdrew, constantly fighting, 

 and covered with the blood of his enemies, to a bas- 

 tion, from whence, by a vigorous leap, he rejoined 

 his troops, who were very apprehensive for the safe- 

 ty of their beloved commander. Wearied at length 

 Vith the prosecution of a siege whose operations 

 were too sk)v/ for his impatience, he resolved to 

 abandon it, and employ his arms against Reynoso, in 

 hopes to revenge the death of his father, but Don 

 Garcia, ha\'ing joined that officer, rendered all his 

 attempts fruitless. 



The campaign of the following year, 1559, was 

 rendered still more memorable by the numerous 

 battles that were fought between the two armies ; 

 but as these produced no material change in the 

 state of aifairs, it will not be necessary to give a 

 j)articular account of them. Notwithstanding seve- 

 ral of these encounters were favourable to the Arau- 

 canians, Caupolican resolved to protract the war, 

 seeing that the number of his troops vras daily di- 



