In the faint moonlight the entire force was clearly exposed to
Chester's party.
When Chester believed that he had approached near enough, he raised his
hand for a halt. Quickly each man concealed himself behind the largest
tree he could find.
So far they had not been discovered.
Chester glanced quickly around. Everything was ready.
Drawing a bead upon the German soldier who was nearest, Chester at last
gave the command his men had been eagerly awaiting:
"Fire!"
The eleven British rifles cracked out as one, and as many of the enemy
toppled over, for the British, unseen, had approached so close that a
miss was practically an impossibility.
Immediately confusion reigned among the enemy. Taken completely by
surprise, as Chester had intended they should be, the Germans lost all
signs of formation. Before they could recover their scattered wits and
turn upon their new foes, or even seek new shelter, the British had
poured in a second volley.
But the German officers, displaying great skill and bravery, soon had
their men under control, and turned upon the little party of British
in the rear.
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