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front of his men, in line with his other Officers, bringing the butt of his lance to the front, he used it as a round parry, and soon cleared a lane, followed closely by his Orderly trumpeter, who sabred those whom his major knocked off their horses. The other officers shewing a good example cut & stab was the order of the day, and after showing fight for some time, the Factions fairly turned tail, and ran for it, leaving 300 on the field. No quarter was given or expected, and a scene of butchery commenced, which defies discription, and which our men could not be restrained in. As our men were being reformed, a Carlist, who had been stripped and left for dead, suddenly jumped up, at the distance of about 200 yards and immediately ran towards the Carlist squadrons, which were also reforming, for the purpose of again charging. The Serjeant Major of the English Squadron, an ex-Serjeant of the Blues, percieving [sic] him,