Almost at the same moment my sword fell from my hand, my right arm being broken by a musket ball.
"La Rochejaquelein had given orders that this charge was to be the last.

He knew that, by this time, the main part of the army would have left the town.

My horse lagged behind the others, and I was just turning it to ride to our meeting place, when it fell under me.
"I decided at once not to attempt to come to the rendezvous.

In the first place, I felt sure that you had already followed out my instructions; and in the next place, had I joined you, I should have ruined your chance of escape.

Being dismounted, I should have hampered your flight and, even had we escaped pursuit, your having a man with a broken arm with you would, everywhere, have roused suspicion.