302.] Keith himself takes the rear-guard, the most ticklish post of all, and manages it well, and with success, as his wont is.

Under sickness at the time, but with his usual vigilance, prudence, energy; qualities apt to be successful in War.

Some brushes of Croat fighting he had from Loudon; but they did not amount to anything.

It was at Holitz, within a march of Konigsgratz, that Loudon made his chief attempt; a vehement, well-intended thing; which looked well at one time.

But Keith heard the cannonading ahead; hurried up with new cavalry, new sagacity and fire of energy; dashed out horse-charges, seized hill-tops, of a vital nature; and quickly ended the affair.