\"HERAN!\"stormtheotherswithhottears;AdjutantvonPlatentakestheflag;Platen,too,isinstantlyshot;butanothertakesit。
\"HERAN,On!\"inwildstormofrageandgrief:——inaword,theymanagetodotheworkatSterbohol,theyandtherest。Firstline,Secondline,Infantry,Cavalry(andeventheveryHorses,I
suppose),fightinginexpressibly;conqueringoneoftheworstproblemseverseeninWar。FortheAustrianstoo,especiallytheirgrenadiersthere,stoodtoittoughly,andfoughtlikemen;——and\"everygrenadierthatsurvivedofthem,\"asIreadafterwards,\"gotdoublepayforlife。\"
Done,thatSterboholwork;——thoseFoot—chargings,Horse—chargings;
thatbatteryofHomolyHill;and,hanginguponthat,allmannerofredoubtsandbatteriestotherightwardandrearward:——buthowitwasdonenopencandescribe,noranyintellectinclearsequenceunderstand。AnenormousMELEEthere:newPrussianbattalionscharging,andevernew,irrepressiblebycase—shot,astheysuccessivelygetup;MarshalBrownetoosendingfornewbattalionsatdouble—quickfromhisleft,disputingstifflyeveryinchofhisground。Tillatlength(hournotgiven),acannon—shottoreawayhisfoot;andhehadtobecarriedintoPrag,mortallywounded。