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50 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1813. firing a shot ;but on the 30th Wellingtonattacked the French, holding the village ofSauroren with a brigadeunder Byng,while thesixth division, under Packenham, was sent to theleft of that place. Byng, after a sharp engagement,was entirely successful, taking 1400prisoners, and drivingmountains in their rear.the French back into theThe allies had 1900 killed and woundedin the actions of the 28th and 30th, whilethe French loss was enormous. On the latterday the 91st lost one private killed, whileMajor MacNeal and eight rank and file werewounded. Of those wounded in the regiment inthese two actions, it is recorded that at least fortydied subsequently of their wounds.The following day the sixth division wasordered to march via Eugui tojoin Picton in theneighbourhood of Roncesvalles, at which place the91st bivouacked on the night of the 1st of August.The allied troops were now occupying the sameposition as they had previous to the retreat onPampelunaon the 27thof July, with the exceptionof the sixth division, who were on thisoccasion ordered, with the third division, to guardthe Bastan and Col de Maya. In this districtthe 91st remained until November.