The Captain, a Sergeant, and a private tried to make their escape, and would have succeeded but for Garibaldi’s personal bravery, he went into the middle of the road, having left his revolvers in the holsters when he dismounted. —he drew his sword and placed himself in a position to stop the captain, the only person with him at the time was Captain Missori who was also on foot, but armed with a revolver his first shot wounding the horse of the Neapolitan Captain, brought it on its haunches Garibaldi siezed hold of the bridle, intending to to secure the captain as his prisoner, but the captain answered to the demand to surrender by a blow with his sword at Garibaldi, who parried & retaliated, cutting the Neapolitan captain with one stroke down the face and neck and prostrating him dead at his feet While Garibaldi was thus engaged in this single handed combat, Captain Misori managed to dispatch the other two.

This brilliant incident we are told served not a little to animate the troops