The life and letters of James Wolfe . ^-1 o -r. 5. Z -r. ^ * :_ -s y APPOINTED LIEUTENANT 39 horseback, on the glorious Event—the Hanoverian Generals gal-loped up with their reports—questions innumerable were asked andreports made; the British Generals returning lamented the loss ofso interesting a crisis and some of them ineffectually representedupon it, yet the Enemy was suffered to quietly repass their bridgeover the Mayne ! although 6000 Hessians were at Hanau in perfectorder for Action—the greatest part of the British army with greatsolemnity then passed the rivulet and encamped on the gr
The life and letters of James Wolfe . ^-1 o -r. 5. Z -r. ^ * :_ -s y APPOINTED LIEUTENANT 39 horseback, on the glorious Event—the Hanoverian Generals gal-loped up with their reports—questions innumerable were asked andreports made; the British Generals returning lamented the loss ofso interesting a crisis and some of them ineffectually representedupon it, yet the Enemy was suffered to quietly repass their bridgeover the Mayne ! although 6000 Hessians were at Hanau in perfectorder for Action—the greatest part of the British army with greatsolemnity then passed the rivulet and encamped on the ground tothe west of it where the Field Marshal de Noailles had left his firstposition.^ After the battle, the Allies spent the night in the open wherethey had fought. The rain came down in torrents, increasing thesufferings of the wounded. At daybreak the march—or moretruly the flight—to Hanau was begun, leaving the maimed anddying to the tender mercies of the French, who behaved with greatconsideration. By this time Stair was for renewi
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