Wilson, Robert Thomas: The British expedition to Egypt: carefully abridged in two parts (London, 1803)

Lutz was one who so advanced, until he
came within a few yards of the officer, who
bore the Invincible Standard, and who was
in the rear of his regiment, which, in a re-
treat, was, of course, the post of honour,
Lutz levelled his musket at this officer and
shot him in the back. He consequently fell
forward on his face, and the colours dropped
from his left shoulder to the ground. Lutz,
after taking the prudent precaution to re-load
his piece, seized the colours, and was in the
act of carrying them back to his regiment as
his lawful prize, when two Frepch dragoons
galloped towards him. On their near ap-
proach he threw down his standard and fired,
when he killed one of their horses ; and, the
rider’s foot being entangled in the stirrup,
Lutz rushed upon him, when the dragoon
begged his life, and gave up his pistol as a
token of submission. The other dragoon
o
rode off. — Lutz took up the colours again;
and, making the dragoon march before him,
conveyed them both in safety to the regi-
ment : the colours, he presented to Lieute-
nant Moncrieff, who gave him all the money
he happened to have about him, and sent
him oft' with them to the head-quarters, where
he received, from the Adjutant-general, by
the orders of the Commander-in-chief, twenty
dollars as a reward for his good conduct.*

* The hole in the colours was made by a bomb which
fell on them as they lay on the ground;, while Lula was
entraned with the dragoon.