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38 HISTORICAL RECORDS OP THE1809. be put in a state of fortification, destroyed themagazine, which was full of powder, and causedall the horses, which were useless on account ofthe nature of the ground,to be shot.On the 16th, the ships having arrived,all encumbranceswere shipped, and it was intended tohave embarked the men that night;found that the French proposed to fight.but it wasThe order of battle of the English, therefore,was Baird's division on the right; Hope's,forming the centre and left,with Paget's reservebehind the centre of the position; but Pagetwas ordered, shortly after action commenced, tocarry the whole of the reserve toturn the Frenchleft, and menace the great battery which Soulthad placed on the left of his line, on some rocks.Fraser was ordered to form support to Paget.The troops in the centre and right havingbecome engaged, a most furious action ensuedalong the whole line, and in the valley betweenthe two armies. It was at this periodthat SirJohn Moore was mortally wounded. The reserve,overthrowing everything in the valley,forced the French dragoons to retire, and thusturning the enemy's left, approached the eminencewhere the big battery was posted. Night coming