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Coriantumr. march northward, capturing many cities, and slaying multitudes of men, women and children. Coriantumr's success so intoxicated him, that he became reckless, and lost his reputed wisdom and prudence, and neglected to keep up the line of communication in his rear. As he neared the land of Bountiful he was met by the veteran Lehi, who gave him battle. His former fortune forsook him and he was compelled to retire. While making his way as directly as he could towards Zarahemla, Lehi following in pursuit, he found himself confronted by the Nephite commander-in-chief, when a bloody battle ensued, in which Coriantumr was slain. The Lamanites were now in a most perplexing position, they were defeated and in the midst of the enemy's country, and so completely surrounded by the Nephites that there was no road open for retreat. They could take but one course, which was to surrender; this they did.

When Moronihah reoccupied the city of Zarahemla, he released the Lamanite prisoners and permitted them to return to their own land in peace. Thus ended a bloody and ineffectual campaign, and thus terminated the life of one of the most brilliant, if not the most successful, commanders that ever led the hosts of Laman.  CORIANTUMR. The last of the Jaredites. We are first introduced to him as king of the whole land. In his day the prophet Ether raised his warning voice, but all his words of exhortation and reproof were rejected by that rapidly decaying race. They cast him out from their midst, and he spent his days in a mountain cave; while thus hidden he wrote the history of his times. Troublous and terrible times they were, for the war that commenced in the first year of Ether's concealment lasted until the nation was destroyed. This war became one of the most bloodthirsty, cruel and vindictive that ever cursed our fair planet. It 