cannon from the Enemy; and did other feats.

"So furious was that first charge of his; 'MAISON-DU-ROI covering
itself with glory,'--for a short while. MAISON-DU-ROI broke three
lines of the Enemy [three, not "Five"]; did in some places actually
break through; in others 'could not, but galloped along the front.'
Three of their lines: but the fourth line would not break; much the
contrary, it advanced (Austrians and English) with steady fire,
hotter and hotter: upon this fourth line MAISON-DU-ROI had, itself,
to break, pretty much altogether, and rush home again, in ruinous
condition. 'Our front lines made lanes for them; terribly
maltreating them with musketry on right and left, as they galloped
through.' And this was the end of Grammont's successes, this charge
of horse; for his infantry had no luck anywhere; and the essential
crisis of the Battle had been here. It continued still a good
while; plenty of cannonading, fusillading, but in sporadic detached
form; a confused series of small shocks and knocks; which were
mostly, or all, unfortunate for Grammont; and which at length
knocked him quite off the field. 'He was now interlaced with the
English,' moans Noailles; 'so that my cannon, not to shoot Grammont
as well as the English, had to cease firing!' Well, yes, that is
true, M. le Marechal; but that is not so important as you would
have it. The English had stood nine hours in this fire of yours;
by degrees, leaning well away from it; answering it with counter-
batteries;--and were not yet ruined by it, when the Grammont crisis
came! Noailles should have dashed fresh troops across his Bridges,
and tried to handle them well. Noailles did not do that; or do
anything but wring his hands.

"The Fight lasted four hours; ever hotter on the English part, ever