A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.

Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.

To keep in excitement; to disturb.

To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.

Alarm. Call for battle stations.

fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

a battle, a "mortified man" is one who is half-dead, and "excite" was used the way "incite" is used now