There his sword fell, shivered in his hand, and his horse rolled over at the very verge of the fosse.

Fierce as ever, the leader sprang to his feet, waved the stump in air, and uttered a shout which put fresh heart into his men.

With him they swarmed into the fosse, up the bank, and fell on the defenders.

The bayonet did the rest, taking deadly revenge for the murderous volleys.
But Osman's engineers had provided against such an event.

The redoubt was dominated from the left and could be swept by cross fire from the rear and right.