cavalry came along. They were in scattered parties, for the roads
were terribly bad, and they were obliged to break up and make
their way as best they could by mere tracks across the rocky and
hilly country. Turenne himself, when he arrived, had but twenty
horsemen with him.

"I hardly expected you to be up in time, Campbell," he said, as he
dismounted. "Your men must have marched well indeed. As you see,
though unbeaten, for we on our side defeated the enemy's horse,
we are as much dispersed as if we had suffered a disaster. I am
trying to cover the retreat with two regiments of cavalry that
were not engaged in the battle. Half an hour since we charged and
drove back in confusion a party of Bavarian horse, but they formed
up again. The main body is ahead, but is as scattered as we are,
for besides the difficulty of keeping together on these horrible
roads, it is necessary that we should occupy every track by which
the enemy's horse could move, or they might get in front of us and
play havoc with us.

"You will have to march all night, and I should advise you to break
up your command into half companies, with orders to each to attach
themselves as far as possible to such parties of my two regiments
of cavalry as they may come across. We shall not proceed at any
great pace, as we must give time for the troops ahead of us to
get clear. The horses are utterly worn out, being half starved and
fatigued with their march. So far we know not whether the whole
of the Bavarian cavalry is behind us, but it is probable that one
of their two divisions is pursuing the infantry. I wish you had
been there with them. In the first place your example would have
prevented their breaking, and in the second you could have covered