The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . -: and of the famousSpanish infantr>^ that had been overthrown there were 9,000left dead on the field, and 7,000 taken prisoners; amongstwhom Don Francisco de Melo, the Commander-in-Chief, hadbeen included ; but he found means during the fray to throwaway his Generals staff, and to escape. The baton became aglorious trophy of the day. M. le Due himself had receivedthree ball-strokes in the course of the engagement, none ofwhich was of importance ; but his horse was wounded by twoballs. In war success is the one thing need
The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations . -: and of the famousSpanish infantr>^ that had been overthrown there were 9,000left dead on the field, and 7,000 taken prisoners; amongstwhom Don Francisco de Melo, the Commander-in-Chief, hadbeen included ; but he found means during the fray to throwaway his Generals staff, and to escape. The baton became aglorious trophy of the day. M. le Due himself had receivedthree ball-strokes in the course of the engagement, none ofwhich was of importance ; but his horse was wounded by twoballs. In war success is the one thing needful, and howattained is comparatively unimportant; nevertheless the vanityof the nation exalted the young conqueror a little too great effect of the victory of Rocroy in military historyis, that it absolutely extinguished the renown of Spanishtactics.—Sir E.
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