The Austrian cavalrymen did not understand English and felt nothing much, but the British cavalry gentlemen were instantly furious.
Most of them were aristocrats. When had they ever suffered such humiliation from these North American lowlifes?
At once, two cavalry company commanders, red with rage, widened their eyes and charged at the Americans with sabers raised.
Seeing this, the other British cavalrymen cursed as they followed. Their commander could not stop them. Hearing the Americans hurl all manner of crude insults, he could no longer restrain himself either and simply ordered an attack on the American infantry.
The Austrian cavalrymen were utterly bewildered.
Their mission this time was to wipe out the French artillery. What were these Englishmen doing?
Seeing that his small force could not possibly break through the French Army protecting the cannon, the Austrian cavalry commander hesitated for a moment before ordering his men to withdraw first.
Yes, British infantry were indeed famed for their discipline and resilience, but British cavalry were notorious for their freedom-loving disorder.
Historically, Duke Wellington had complained more than once that his cavalry simply would not obey orders. Once they charged, they did not know how to pull back. Several times, they became so carried away chasing the enemy that they pushed too deeply into enemy positions and were annihilated.
Now, the British cavalrymen were demonstrating their dreadful discipline through their actions.
More than 1,500 riders charged furiously toward the Americans, and the American infantry immediately ran behind the slope.
Then a burst of war drums sounded, and Mura led 500 cavalrymen charging out from the British rear flank.
They had clearly been lying in ambush all along.
After their mad dash, the British cavalrymen and their horses were already exhausted. Suddenly attacked from behind, they wanted to organize a defense in