. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. uke, being thus deprived of the servdces of thebastard and of the Count de Romont, was left but twentythousand men to oppose to more than thirty thousand. Therear-guard of the Swiss, which had not yet been engaged,made a movement which placed them in the rear of theBurgundians, so as to cut ofif their retreat. They thusfound themselves hemmed in on both sides, and met on thethird by the garrison of Morat. The fourth was the the plain between, there was resistance, and a fearfulresistance—the dukes guard fought till
. The Library of historic characters and famous events of all nations. uke, being thus deprived of the servdces of thebastard and of the Count de Romont, was left but twentythousand men to oppose to more than thirty thousand. Therear-guard of the Swiss, which had not yet been engaged,made a movement which placed them in the rear of theBurgundians, so as to cut ofif their retreat. They thusfound themselves hemmed in on both sides, and met on thethird by the garrison of Morat. The fourth was the the plain between, there was resistance, and a fearfulresistance—the dukes guard fought till cut to pieces ; so didhis personal attendants, so did the English. All the rest ofthe army, a confused, bewildered mass, was gradually im-pelled towards the lake. The men-at-arms sunk into themuddy shore ; the foot soldiers were drowned, or afforded theSwiss the cruel pleasure of riddling them with arrow afterarrow. No pity was shown ; they slew as many as eight orten thousand , whose heaped up bones formed for threecenturies a hideous monument.—M.
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