was a stroke of genius. I may have taught you many lessons in war,
but tonight you have given me one."

Turenne remained with the regiment till the end of the fight, and
marked with approval the way in which each line fought by turns,
while the other remained behind them ready to receive the charges
of the cavalry. As soon as the Bavarians drew off he saw that all
the wounded were carried to the rear, where the surgeons rendered
what aid was possible, while the rest of the troops threw themselves
down to snatch a few hours' sleep. When, three hours later,
Enghien's troops came down from the hill they had won, Turenne's
force marched out from the defile. Turenne mounted his horse, and,
calling upon Hector to follow him, rode forward with his principal
officers to meet Enghien.

"It has been a terrible battle, prince, and if your loss equals
mine the victory has indeed been won at a terrible cost."

"Mine has been heavy, too," Enghien said, "but we have gained our
object."

"Not wholly," Turenne replied, "for Merci has taken up a position
as strong as that from which we have driven him."

"I wish that I could have lent you a hand in the fight," Enghien
said, "but the Bavarians had fallen back into the woods, and we
knew not whether they still held their ground there. In the rain and
darkness it would have been dangerous to have crossed the broken
ground with its woods and ravines, and the troops, after their
exertions and heavy marches, were incapable of such an effort.