At this sight the animals' courage returned to them. The and despair they had felt earlier were drowned in their rage against this vile, contemptible act. mighty cry for vengeance went up, and without waiting for further they charged forth in a body and made or straight for enemy. This is time they did not heed the cruel pellets that the over them like hail. It was a bitter battle The men fired again and again, and, when the animals go to close quarters, lashed out with their sticks and heavy boots. A cow, three sheep, and two geese were killed, and who was directing nearly everyone was wounded. Even Napoleon operations from the rear, had the tip of his tail chipped by a pellet. But the men did not go unscathed either. Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxer's hoofs, another was gored in the belly by a cow's horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell. And when the nine dogs of Napoleon's own bodyguard, whom he had instructed to make a detour under cover of the hedge, suddenly appeared n the men's flank, baying ferociously, panic overtook them. They saw that they were in danger of being surrounded. Frederick shouted to his men to get out while the going was good, and the next moment the cowardly enemy was running for dear life. The animals chased them right down to the bottom of the field, and got in some last kicks at them as they forced their way through the thorn hedge