. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. racena, andthe Dukes of York and Gloucester, escaped by the way of theshore. Turenne, however, was not very careful to follow thefugitives, as he was more solicitous to save the works of thesiege ; and he dispatched immediately the whole of hisreserve, under the ^larquis de Richelieu, sending orders that nopursuit should be made beyond Fumes; thus he was enabledon the moniing of the 15th of June to renew the siege from thevery point at which he had left it. His greatest personal lossin the battle was that of t
. The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages;. racena, andthe Dukes of York and Gloucester, escaped by the way of theshore. Turenne, however, was not very careful to follow thefugitives, as he was more solicitous to save the works of thesiege ; and he dispatched immediately the whole of hisreserve, under the ^larquis de Richelieu, sending orders that nopursuit should be made beyond Fumes; thus he was enabledon the moniing of the 15th of June to renew the siege from thevery point at which he had left it. His greatest personal lossin the battle was that of the Marquis de Castelnau, who waskilled before he had been able to receive the information thatthe King had made him a Mar^chal of France. Ten daysafter the battle (on the 24tli) Dunkirk surrendered upon terms ;and the garrison, who had lost their Governor, the Marquisde I^dc, the day previous, was marched away to St. XIV. and his whole Court entered the town in triumphat the head of the English troops, to whom he made over theplace according to treaty.—»SiR E.
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