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Chapter 29

           Thearchers,trainedbytheirwoodlandpastimestothemosteffectiveuseofthelong-bow,shot,tousetheappropriatephraseofthetime,so"whollytogether,"thatnopointatwhichadefendercouldshowtheleastpartofhisperson,escapedtheircloth-yardshafts.Bythisheavydischarge,whichcontinuedasthickandsharpashail,while,notwithstanding,everyarrowhaditsindividualaim,andflewbyscorestogetheragainsteachembrasureandopeningintheparapets,aswellasateverywindowwhereadefendereitheroccasionallyhadpost,ormightbesuspectedtobestationed,bythissustaineddischarge,twoorthreeofthegarrisonwereslain,andseveralotherswounded.But,confidentintheirarmourofproof,andinthecoverwhichtheirsituationafforded,thefollowersofFront-de-Boeuf,andhisallies,showedanobstinacyindefenceproportionedtothefuryoftheattackandrepliedwiththedischargeoftheirlargecross-bows,aswellaswiththeirlong-bows,slings,andothermissileweapons,tothecloseandcontinuedshowerofarrows;and,astheassailantswerenecessarilybutindifferentlyprotected,didconsiderablymoredamagethantheyreceivedattheirhand.Thewhizzingofshaftsandofmissiles,onbothsides,wasonlyinterruptedbytheshoutswhicharosewheneithersideinflictedorsustainedsomenotableloss.

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