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Had Marshal Tesse marched at once to join Las Torres Peterborough 's little force must have been crushed ; but the court of King Philip decided to dispatch the marshal against Barcelona . Fortunately Peterborough was well informed by the country people of everything that was passing , for in every town and village there were men or women who sent him news of all that was going on in their neighborhood . It was but a week after they entered Valencia that the earl , happening to pass close by Jack Stilwell at a brilliant ball , paused for a moment and said : `` Get away from this in half an hour , find Graham , and bring him with you to my quarters . Before you go find Colonel Zinzendorf and tell him to have two hundred men ready to mount at half past one . He is here somewhere . If you find he has left you must go round to the barracks . Tell him the matter is to be kept an absolute secret .