The history of the League. . he difcoverd their ^%Jj^Forerunners, and two Cornets of Ren-ters, detachd from the grofs of theirArmy , who came thundring uponhim, to inclofe him. Upon this heturnd his Horfe, repafsd the Bridge,and flaid on the far fide of a Brook,upon a little Hill, where he rang d hislight Horfe,which were about four hun-dred to make head againft the Reyters who had pafsd the Bridgeof Buligny after them , and purfu dthem hotly, made an halt upon theBrook fide, in expe&ation of theirArmy, which they believd to bemuch nearer, than in effedt it was :and in the mean time
The history of the League. . he difcoverd their ^%Jj^Forerunners, and two Cornets of Ren-ters, detachd from the grofs of theirArmy , who came thundring uponhim, to inclofe him. Upon this heturnd his Horfe, repafsd the Bridge,and flaid on the far fide of a Brook,upon a little Hill, where he rang d hislight Horfe,which were about four hun-dred to make head againft the Reyters who had pafsd the Bridgeof Buligny after them , and purfu dthem hotly, made an halt upon theBrook fide, in expe&ation of theirArmy, which they believd to bemuch nearer, than in effedt it was :and in the mean time the Duke ofGutfe^ feeing they were not followedby greater Numbers, detachd againftthem the Sieur de Rone , and de laRoute , who drove them back andpurfud them flying upon the Spur,a good fpace upon the Plain beyondthe River. But the Reyters findingthere three hundred French Horfe,and about an hundred and twentyDragoons , with three other Cornetsof their Fellows , turn d upon themin a full body vigorously, and drove back. The Hiftory of the League. I back thofe two Troups of Light Horfe, Iwho endeavourd at a round Gallop toregain the Hill, where their Friendswere drawn up in Battalia. Then it was, (upon the difcoverywhich they made from their Hill, ofthe whole Army which was fileing o-ver the Bridge,) that their danger wasalmoft inevitable : To expe£t the E-nemy, and ftand their Ground, wasto take a defperate refolution, of be-ing all cut in pieces; for how was itpofTible for four hundred Horfe, with-out Infantry and Cannon to make de-fence againft an Army of five thoufandmen, who were ready to Attacquethem, with eighteen or twenty piecesof Artillery ?? To retire was altogetheras impoflible.; for who knows not thata Retreat of two Leagues, before anArmy of twelve thoufand Horfe, andin open day, can never be attemptedwithout being exposed to extremeDanger, and conftrain d to change it,to a general Rout; the confequenceof which is, that all muft be eitherkilfd or taken. This bein
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