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WHich strange alteration liuely describeth the force of noueltie, and the effectuall power of vnexpected aduētures: for in the first course of their proceeding, wherein the Romans defended the campe, and the Galles charged it by assault, the victorie held constant with the Galles, and threatned death and mortality to the Romans. Neither had they any
meanes to recouer hope of better successe, but by trying another waie; which so much the more amazed the Galles, in that they had vehemently apprehen∣ded an opinion of victorie, by a set fight continuing the space of sixe houres, without any likelihood of contrarietie, or alteration. Which practise, of fru∣strating a dessigne intended by an indirect and contrary answere, serued the Ro∣mans oftentimes to great aduantage; as besides this present example, in this Commentarie we shall afterward read, how Titurius Sabinus defeated the Vnel∣los, with the same stratagem; and ouerthrew them by eruption and sallying out, when they expected nothing but a defensiue resistance from the rampier. From whence a commander may learne, to auoide two contrarie inconueniences, ac∣cording as the qualitie of the warre shall offer occasion: first (if other thinges be answerable, which a iudicious eie will easily discouer) that a sallie made out at diuers portes of a holde, will much mitigate the heate of a charge, and controll the furie of an enemie. And on the other side, he that besiegeth any place what aduantage soeuer he hath of the defendant, may much better assure himselfe of good fortune, if he appoint certaine troupes in readines to receiue the charge of any eruption, that the rest that are busily imploied in the assault may prouide to answere it, without disorder or confusion. Which order, if the Galles had ta∣ken, they had not in likelihood so often been deceiued.
The force of nouelty tur∣ning the for tune of a bat∣tell.