This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...gained them a moment's respite in which to reform their ranks; and now in two divisions, footmen and horsemen, they turned and charged upon their pursuers, and fired by the disgrace and humiliation of their flight, they did not stop until they had driven the Indians back within their walls. The gates ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ...gained them a moment's respite in which to reform their ranks; and now in two divisions, footmen and horsemen, they turned and charged upon their pursuers, and fired by the disgrace and humiliation of their flight, they did not stop until they had driven the Indians back within their walls. The gates were pushed to and barred. The Spaniards beat and strove against them, but such a storm of arrows and stones fell from the wall and towers, that they were forced to withdraw out of their range. Seeing the Spaniards again retreat, the Indians made another furious charge, dashing out of the gate and leaping over the wall; and the Spaniards, cursing in their shame of it as they did, were again hurled back more than two hundred paces, but facing their enemies, and fighting steadily, shoulder to shoulder. They knew that in order and discipline alone lay their one chance of safety, and a slim enough chance that was, few as they were, and in such sore need of the rest of the army, which still did not come up. Again they charged, and drove the Indians back into the village; but again the walls were too deadly for them, and they were forced to retire. And so, advancing and retiring, charging and retreating, they fought without pause for the space of full three hours, always retreating, however, a little farther, to draw the Indians farther and farther from their walls and out into the open, where the horses could have more ground and space for their charges. And in their rear, coming up and falling back, with them, now close at their shoulders, now careering at full speed away from their rear, rode the young Dominican priest, Juan de Gallegos, the brother of Balthazar. He wanted to give his horse to his brother, and kept calling to him at the top of...
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