Most of the British casualties were strewn about the smouldering cook fires in the field in front of the Gage house. Caught trying to load their weapons, many of the deceased still clung to their muskets, some with their hands still grasping powder, wads, and balls. Dead horses of the U.S. Cavalry attracted the buzzing of flies, and a few moaned, still breathing. At the knoll where the Americans had set up their cannons soldiers from both sides lay sprawled over the guns. British and American infantrymen lay side by side, maintaining their last pose of combat. Fatal musket wounds were evident for most of the British, and the dead U.S. troops revealed gaping bayonet injuries. Crushed tents and supplies littered the battlefield as birds descended to reap the harvest. The outline of an American horseman was barely visible through the haze as he rode to the centre of the war zone. In his hand was a flag of truce, flapping in the breeze. He met a British counterpart and saluted. The Crown officer returned the salutation.
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