text_original: In vain the assailants endeavoured to climb out of the ditch. The bayonet like line of bamboos checked them; and the arrows of the concealed defenders told, with terrible effect, on the struggling mass. At last, at many points, the ditch was literally filled with dead; and the assailants were enabled to leap upon the line of bamboos which had so long checked their passage. The advantage was but slight.
text_transcription: IN VAIN THE ASSAILANTS ENDEAVORED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE DITCH THE BAYONET LIKE LINE OF BAMBOOS CHECKED THEM AND THE ARROWS OF THE CONCEALED DEFENDERS TOLLED WITH TERRIBLE EFFECT ON THE STRUGGLING MASS AT LAST AT MANY POINTS THE DITCH WAS LITERALLY FILLED WITH DEAD AND THE ASSAILANTS WERE ENABLED TO LEAP UPON THE LINE OF BAMBOOS WHICH HAD SO LONG CHECKED THEIR PASSAGE THE ADVANTAGE WAS BUT SLIGHT
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