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 to command the three attacks, while himself overlooked all, at the head of a chosen body of troops; directed them to advance, with orders not to fire a musket, till they were in the midst of the camp. The three divisions moved at the same instant; and had advanced a considerable way in the camp before they were discovered, the Spaniards being all asleep in their tents: a grenadier attempting to knock down a Sentinel, was resisted, where upon he fired at him; and the noise immediately roused some contiguous tents, who upon this, spread a general alarm, and ran half naked to their arms, but found the English advancing to the very centre of their camp; they attempted to resist, but were broke and dispersed in an instant: the Duke of Lerma himself, by this time was at the head of a confused party, and attempting to form them; but five and twenty field pieces, which