Austrian general, for he had called in the advanced posts from the
heights, that he might lull him into security, and make him imagine
we should be surprised in the midst of sleep.

Scarcely did break of day appear before the Austrian artillery,
situated upon the heights, began to play upon our camp, and their
cavalry to march through the defile to the attack.

As suddenly were we in battle array; for in less than ten minutes we
ourselves began the attack, notwithstanding the smallness of our
number, the whole army only containing five regiments of cavalry.
We fell with such fury upon the enemy (who at this time were wholly
employed in forming their men at the mouth of the defile, and that
slowly, little expecting so sudden and violent a charge), that we
drove them back into the defile, where they pressed upon each other
in crowds; the King himself stood ready to unmask his eight field-
pieces, and a dreadful and bloody slaughter ensued in this narrow
place; from which the enemy had not the power to retreat. This
single incident gained the battle, and deceived all time hopes of
Prince Charles.

Nadasti, Trenck, and the light troops, sent to attack our rear, were
employed in pillaging the camp. The ferocious Croats met no
opposition, while this their error made our victory more secure. It
deserves to be noticed that, when advice was brought to the King
that the enemy had fallen upon and were plundering the camp, his
answer was, "So much the better; they have found themselves
employment, and will be no impediment to our main design."

Our victory was complete, but all our baggage was lost; the