The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . le that the covered way waschoked with dead bodies, and the blood ofthe slaughtered discolored the waters of thefosse. But the assailants were forced to re-gain their former posts, after having lost ahost of soldiers. But now news was brought that MarshalSchomberg was hastening to the succor ofthe place, and the Prince of Orange, havingalready lost 12,000 men, did not think itprudent to wait for him. He decamped inthe night of the 26th of August, after fortydays of op
The battle roll: an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages . le that the covered way waschoked with dead bodies, and the blood ofthe slaughtered discolored the waters of thefosse. But the assailants were forced to re-gain their former posts, after having lost ahost of soldiers. But now news was brought that MarshalSchomberg was hastening to the succor ofthe place, and the Prince of Orange, havingalready lost 12,000 men, did not think itprudent to wait for him. He decamped inthe night of the 26th of August, after fortydays of open trenches, and, to make themore haste, embarked thirty pieces of can-non, 500 wounded, and a great quantity ofmunitions on the Meuse. At daybreak, thegarrison perceiving the retreat of the Dutch,pursued them and took some prisoners. Sixth Siege, 1748.— Peace is inMaestricht, said the Marshal de Saxc. Itwas with preparations for this siege thatthe campaign of 1748 commenced. It wasnecessary to secure all the passages, to forcean army to retreat, to render it powerless foraction, to deceive the enemy, and leave his. DLSTRLCTION OF JERUSVLLM. MAGDEBURG. 353 own troops in ignorance of his secret. Mar-shal Saxe succeeded in all this ; he only com-municated his views to M. de Cremille; hemade his allies believe that liis object wasBuda, and he went, at the head of 28,000men, to conduct a convoy to Bergen-op-Zoom,feigning to turn his back toward divisions advanced upon Tirlemont,Tongres, and Luxembourg; and at length allfour took their route toward enemy quitted their posts precipitately,abandoned immense magazines, and knewnothing of the designs of the Count de Saxeuntil it was too late to oppose them. Thecity was invested, without a possibiUty ofany succor being introduced. The siege waspushed on Avith vigor. The Baron dAylva,the governor, and the Count de Marshalcommanding the Austrian garrison, displayedin vain all their skill to dispute tl
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