Note 28 — Chapter XI

They remained, according to General Thiebault, long enough to dress 800 of their wounded upon the field, and send them all off for Torres Vedras. The attitude of the grenadiers with which General Kellermann had charged, the rapidity with which the infantry re-formed, and the movements of four cavalry regiments under General Margaron, he says, concoururent efficacement à contenir l’ennemi. Nous restames de cette manière, maîtres du champ de bataille, plus de trois heures après la cessation de l’action. It is melancholy to observe, that the historical relations of this war which the French have published since its termination, are, generally speaking, as little to be relied on as their official accounts during its continuance.