Won By the Sword : a Tale of the Thirty Years' War
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It is likely enough that we may be hotly attacked presently. " They waited half an hour, by which time the wagons were beginning topour out of the town. "We have done our business, lieutenant; the citadel is revictualled. Ah!here come the enemy, just too late. " A strong body of troops were seen marching rapidly towards them, andalmost at the same moment a heavy fire broke out in the street. Theguns had been loaded from a small magazine in the bastion, and had beentrained to fire along the ramp...art. When within a hundred yards the enemyopened fire. Hector ordered the men to lie down and not to reply untilhe gave the order. They lay in two lines, the first were to fire and thesecond to reserve their fire until ordered. He took his post at one gunand the lieutenant at the other. A messenger had been sent along thewall to bring up the twenty-five men of the other wing. When the enemywere within fifty yards he asked quietly, "Does your gun bear well onthe centre of the column?" "Yes, captain.
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