text_original: Soon the Allies encountered a Spanish army numbering some 25,000 men or more, and therefore numerically greater than the force under the joint command of Stanhope and Staremberg. The Spanish troops fought bravely on the whole, although there was a lack of discipline and of nerve among some of their later levies ; but, on the other hand, the veteran Spanish regiments held out to the last with desperate tenacity.
text_transcription: SOON THE ALLIES ENCOUNTERED A SPANISH ARMY NUMBERING SOME TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND MEN OR MORE AND THEREFORE NUMERICALLY GREATER THAN THE FORCE UNDER THE JOINT COMMAND OF STANHOPE AND STATENBERG THE SPANISH TROOPS FOUGHT BRAVELY ON THE WHOLE ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A LACK OF DISCIPLINE AND OF NERVE AMONG SOME OF THEIR LATER LEVIES BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THE VETERAN SPANISH REGIMENTS HELD OUT TO THE LAST WITH DESPERATE TENACITY
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