260 A JACOBITE EXILE

to retrieve the fate of the day, and engaged the Swedish
horse with such desperate valour, that a considerable por-
tion of the Saxon infantry were enabled under cover of the
conflict to draw off, cross the morasses, and make their
escape.

The battle lasted four hours, and had been throughout
severely contested. ‘The Saxons lost four thousand killed
and wounded, and three thousand taken prisoners, while
the Swedes had eleven hundred killed and wounded.
Forty-eight cannon were captured by the victors, together
with all the baggage and waggons. The death of the
Duke of Holstein, a gallant prince who was exceedingly
popular with the army and beloved by the king, cast a
gloom over this great victory which virtually laid Poland
at the feet of the victors, and insured the fulfilment of the
object for which Charles had persisted in the war.

Jamieson’s regiment had been on the left wing, but as
it had been held in reserve to strengthen the line at any
point at which it might give way, the Scotch had taken
but a small share in the fighting, and had but thirty men
killed and wounded by the shot and bullets that passed
over the heads of the fighting line.

The captain of one of the companies was among those
killed, and Charlie, who had, since he rejoined the regi-
ment, been doing duty as lieutenant, now took the vacant
place.

The army still advanced. Augustus sent in several pro-
posals for peace, but these were all rejected. The Saxons
had speedily rallied after the battle, but were not in a
position to oppose the advance of the victorious Swedes,
who occupied Cracow without meeting with any resistance.
Seeing that Augustus would not be strong enough to hazard
another pitched battle, Charles had, on the morning after
the victory, ordered three of his regiments, of which
Jamieson’s was one, to march with all speed to reinforce