tyreen sees a french soldier seize the u.s. regimental colors, and seemingly moved by a patriotism he had thought dead, he takes back the captured american flag, and hands it over to dundee – only to be shot in the stomach. with his last strength, he rides off to singlehandedly delay a second detachment of french cavalry while the others escape across the rio grande. most of the men under dundee's command have been killed, with only himself, graham, potts, ryan, sergeant gomez, the confederates chillum and benteen, and a few other soldiers escaping.