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ground covered with gore, shreds of pennons, broken armor, and rich scarfs soiled with blood and clay; and amidst the din was heard the groans of the wounded and dying. Step by step, the Scots gained ground. In a critical moment, the camp followers, desiring to see the battle, appeared over the hill, and were mistaken by the
English for Scotch reinforcements. Immediately dismay spread through the English ranks; noticing this, the Scots made a fresh onslaught which broke the English army into fragments. The flight at once became general, and the slaughter began. In the thickest of the fight, the highland clans plied their battle-axes with terrible effect. This did not escape the attention of the watchful Bruce. To show his appreciation for the great service, he assigned to Angus and his descendants forever the honorable position of the right flank of the royal army.
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brought up the whole of his reserve, which completely engaged the four battles of the Scots in one line. The noise of the battle, as described by an eyewitness, was awful. There was the clanging of arms, knights shouting their war-cry, arrows maddening the horses, banners rising and sinking, the
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