Et proelio atroci commisso, ferocientibus barbaris ultra modum, aciem rotundo habitu figuratam opponit, adeoque Isaflenses pondere catervarum urgentium inclinati sunt, ut plurimi caderent, et ipse Firmus ferox et saepe in suam perniciem praeceps equo auferretur in fugam, per saxa et rupes discurrere citius assueto, Mazuca vero frater eius caperetur letaliter saucius.
A fierce battle followed, since the savages were uncommonly ferocious; but he opposed his army to them in circular formation and the Isaflenses were so overcome by the weight of the onrushing troops that many of them were slain. Firmus himself, after fighting bravely and often risking his life, was carried off in headlong flight by his horse, which was accustomed to run swiftly over rocks and crags; but his brother Mazuca was fatally wounded and taken prisoner.
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