Last Episode
It was already afternoon when Lagrange with 10,000 soldiers attacked Urzante, breaking Kartan Mill. The assault, which took the cavalry, was obstinate, furious. The attackers, raging for the triumph of his left wing, would not be outdone by their comrades.
But ours, covered with olive trees, sheltered in the village, which severely escarmentaron, bayonets low, advancing in very nourished and next steps. Lagrange, who sees in the front row in front of 25. No Light (old regiment in the battle of Friedland) is wounded in the arm. The fall of General made his cavalry hesitated. Andalusians and sang victory when going big hit infantry, rallied riders and escalated the assault. However, only about evening the enemy succeeded in setting foot in the town and our troops refuse to Cascante, where, meeting with the division on our left, drove together and neatly on Borja.
This episode marked the end of the battle. And as in some sad sunsets, sun, time to hide, throw a vivid and pathetic flash, and the Andalusian Lapeña, in the case of defeat, lit up the field with a strong glow of heroism.
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