▁leading ▁out ▁of ▁Ald ie ▁and ▁await ed ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Feder als , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Mun ford ▁and ▁W ick ham . ▁As ▁Ros ser ▁with d rew ▁west , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Massachusetts , ▁with ▁aid ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁New ▁York , ▁charged ▁against ▁what ▁they ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁retre at . ▁ ▁Ros ser ' s ▁line ▁held ▁and ▁he ▁mounted ▁a ▁counter charge ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁a ▁sharp ▁vol ley ▁from ▁the ▁sh ar ps ho ot ers ▁he ▁had ▁placed ▁on ▁his ▁left ▁and ▁easily ▁drove ▁the ▁Feder als ▁back , ▁se cur ing ▁his ▁hold ▁on ▁the ▁Ash by ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke . ▁ ▁Kil pat rick ▁then ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁towards ▁the ▁Sn icker ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke . ▁ ▁An ▁art illery ▁du el ▁en su ed ▁and ▁more ▁caval ry ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁soon ▁arrived . ▁A ▁fur ious ▁fight ▁er upt ed , ▁which ▁at ▁first ▁went ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Mun ford ▁as ▁Federal ▁charges ▁were ▁met , ▁stopped , ▁and ▁then ▁forced ▁back ▁by ▁the ▁with ering ▁vol ley ▁of ▁sh ar ps ho ot ers ▁ent rench ed ▁along ▁a ▁stone ▁wall . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Massachusetts ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁tra pped ▁in ▁a ▁blind ▁curve ▁on ▁the ▁Sn icker ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke ▁and ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁losing ▁ 1 9 8 ▁of ▁ 2 9 4 ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁eight ▁companies ▁that