▁horse ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hors eman ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁cut ▁on ▁his ▁back ]. ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁letter ▁to ▁Congress , ▁he ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁killed ▁two ▁more ▁men ▁and ▁" f right ened ▁off ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁amount ing ▁in ▁number ▁to ▁six ." ▁ ▁Em bell ished ▁account ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁published ▁accounts ▁of ▁Francisco ' s ▁fight ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Virginia ▁historian ▁Henry ▁How e , ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁and ▁also ▁appearing ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁comp end ium ▁of ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁an ec d otes ▁by ▁John ▁Laur is ▁Bla ke . ▁ ▁The ▁version ▁repr int ed ▁below ▁( from ▁How e ' s ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁edition ) ▁contains ▁details ▁not ▁present ▁in ▁Francisco ' s ▁own ▁written ▁accounts , ▁including ▁the ▁presence ▁nearby ▁of ▁Tar leton ' s ▁main ▁body , ▁and ▁an ▁alleg ation ▁of ▁the ▁ta vern keeper ' s ▁assistance ▁to ▁the ▁ra iders . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁its ▁details ▁are ▁visible ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁eng ra ving ▁dep icted ▁above . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁were ▁spread ing ▁hav oc ▁and ▁des olation ▁all ▁around ▁them , ▁by ▁their ▁pl und ering ▁and ▁burn ings ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁Francisco ▁had ▁been ▁recon no it ring , ▁and ▁while ▁stopping ▁at ▁the ▁house