11 a.m
The infantry attack by the French has started, and there is a report of heavy musketry all along their line.
12 Noon
I can see the French advancing under a perfect hail of shrapnel over the ridge behind De Tott’s Battery. They are lost to view, and now I can only see hundreds of shells bursting and hear an undertone of musketry. I can see nothing now but dust and smoke.