The Continentals, cheering madly, charged forward with fixed bayonets.

The Hessians stopped--hesitated--wavered--their chief was gone--the battle was lost--they broke and fled! Disregarding the commands and appeals of their officers, they turned quickly to the right, and ran off into the face of Hand's riflemen, who received them with another volley.

Many of them fell.

A body of Virginia troops led by Talbot now gained their left flank, the Philadelphia City Troop encircled their rear.

The helpless men stopped, completely bewildered, huddled together in a confused mass.