It was all that they could do to get the guns up the rise aided by the infantry, and having reached the village of Gruntersdorf they halted.

It had grown so dark that one could not distinguish the uniforms ten paces off, and the firing had begun to subside.

Suddenly, near by on the right, shouting and firing were again heard.

Flashes of shot gleamed in the darkness.

This was the last French attack and was met by soldiers who had sheltered in the village houses.