Then thundering Cannon thro’ the Ranks did rattle.
Divisions to Divisions then oppose,
But British valour soon overwhelm’d its Foes.
Then burst the Cavalry with heroic speed,
Charging their Squares, and every where succeed.
Beat at all points, the dastard Frenchmen yield,
Trust all to flight, and scamper from the Field.
Thus the brave British, German, Portuguese,
Fought, Conquer’d, Triumph’d at th’ Arepiles;
And I, to deck my story, fain would sing,