Luxemburg afterwards said that he had never in his life seen so furious a struggle.

He collected in haste the opinion of the generals who surrounded him.

All thought that the emergency was one which could be met by no common means.

The King's household must charge the English.
The Marshal gave the word; and the household, headed by the princes of the blood, came on, flinging their muskets back on their shoulders.
"Sword in hand," was the cry through all the ranks of that terrible brigade: "sword in hand.

No firing.