Indeed, I had lost fully half my infantry, and the cavalry would
be useless for such work. You must indeed have been sorely pressed,
having Merci's whole force to contend with. Still, I had no doubt
even if you could not issue from the defile you would be able to
check the enemy." Then the generals in turn repeated the details
of the battles in which they had been engaged and the losses they
had suffered.

Turenne then introduced his principal officers to Enghien, and when
he had done so called up Hector.

"I need not introduce this officer to you, prince," he said.

"No, indeed," Enghien replied, holding out his hand; "I have good
reason to recollect you, Colonel Campbell. You have heard, marshal,
what a good service he rendered me at Rocroi?"

"He has rendered me one no less this night," Turenne said. "I never
saw a regiment stand more steadily than the one which he commands,
and which he has trained to what seems to me perfection. For the
last three hours that regiment alone bore the brunt of the battle,
although assailed alternately by infantry and cavalry, and thus
afforded time to reform the regiments that fought earlier in the
afternoon and to give me hope that even were the enemy to overcome
the resistance of his men, I could still be able to check their
further advance."

He then told Enghien the manner in which Hector had arranged and
fought his troops.