Then the cavalry of the King, with their horses at full speed, dashed from either side upon the helpless
mob of countrymen. A few pikes feebly levelled met them; but they shot the pikemen, drew swords, and
helter-skelter leaped into the shattered and scattering mass. Right and left they hacked and hewed; I
could hear the snapping of scythes beneath them, and see the flash of their sweeping swords. How it
must end was plain enough, even to one like myself, who had never beheld such a battle before. But
Winnie led me away to the left; and as I could not help the people, neither stop the slaughter, but found
the cannon-bullets coming very rudely nigh me, I was only too glad to follow her.