nearly noon
First they sent out scouts , who came back with the news that the enemy was going to try to cut through the mountain to control the water . The Christians went there . As soon as they arrived the foot soldiers began skirmishes that lasted a long time , so that many men from both sides died . Finally , when it was nearly noon , the Turks found themselves too tightly pressed , and they abandoned their tools and took flight . The Christians quickly went to the pass half a league away , and there was so much water there that they could not cross it except at great effort and danger . Then , when they did make their way across , the others were at a great advantage . At a gallop the Moors left all the foot soldiers behind , with about five thousand men following them until they took refuge in the unpopulated village .