They would wait a long time before they saw him again.

He had been willing to fight the whole English army! Ah, well, a sterner foe than any who marched beneath the red flag of Great Britain had grappled with him, and he had been defeated,--but he had won his freedom! For forty hours now that little band of men had marched and fought, and when it reached its camp at midnight the whole army was exhausted.

The only man among them all who preserved his even calmness, and was apparently unaffected by the hardships of the day, was the commander himself,--the iron man.

Late into the night he dictated and wrote letters and orders, to be despatched in every direction in the morning.
The successful issue of his daring adventure entailed yet further responsibilities, and the campaign was only just begun.

As for himself, the world now knew him for a soldier.