"Ride back, and see. I don't want to be outflanked."
McKay retired and presently came upon two battalions of Guards, Grenadiers and Fusiliers, advancing under the command of the Duke of Cambridge.
"General Wilders, sir, is very hard pressed in the Sandbag Battery," said McKay, briefly.
"I'll march at once to his aid," replied the duke, promptly.
"Sir George Cathcart and part of the Fourth Division are coming up, and not far off," added one of the staff; "we won't wait for any one. Ride on ahead, sir,"—this was to McKay,—"and let your general know he is about to be supported by her Majesty's Guards."
CHAPTER XVII.
A COSTLY VICTORY.
Now followed one of the fiercest and bloodiest episodes of the day.