five o'clock in the
afternoon
Now they heard the dull roar of artillery at a distance ; and the farther they advanced , the louder and more terrific resounded the cannon . The battle , therefore , was going on , and the utmost rapidity was necessary on their part . Forward , therefore , forward ! At five o'clock in the afternoon they at last reached Siebenbrunn . But where was Field - Marshal Rosenberg ? What did it mean that the roar of artillery had almost entirely died away ? And what dreadful signs surrounded the horizon on all sides ?