The history of the League. . *gfplaufe of his opinion , crying out,Battel, Battel, that they drew the reftinto the fame refolution ; no man be-ing able, or daring to refill* the tor-rent. And there was fo much of pre-emption in this Council, which wasfo haflily concluded, that the Duke,as if he were aflurd of victory, fear-ing nothing but that the Enemy lhoudelcape his hands, before he coudcome up to him, began, even beforemidnight to march his Army towardsCoutrasy that he might attack theKing of Navarre at break of Day. Butthat Prince being informd of his in-tentions by his Scouts, and forefe
The history of the League. . *gfplaufe of his opinion , crying out,Battel, Battel, that they drew the reftinto the fame refolution ; no man be-ing able, or daring to refill* the tor-rent. And there was fo much of pre-emption in this Council, which wasfo haflily concluded, that the Duke,as if he were aflurd of victory, fear-ing nothing but that the Enemy lhoudelcape his hands, before he coudcome up to him, began, even beforemidnight to march his Army towardsCoutrasy that he might attack theKing of Navarre at break of Day. Butthat Prince being informd of his in-tentions by his Scouts, and forefeeingthat he ihoud be conftraind to cometo a Battel, unlefs he woud incurthe manifeft danger of being beaten,if he fhoud make his retreat in theface of the Enemy, wras refolvd, forthat reafon, to march towards him,and fpare him the pains of half hisway. In effed:, having heard the accountof a rough Skirmilh, which happendin the Night betwixt the Scouts andthe Light Horfe of the two Armies, without. The Hiflory of the League-without any confiderable advantageon either fide; he got on Horfebacka little before Day, and advancingtowards the Enemy, he went to pof-fefs himfelf of the Place he had defigndfor the Field of Battel, which was aPlain betwixt fix and feven hundredpaces of Diameter, on the farfide of a little Wood , about half aLeague diflant from Coutras, havingthat Town on his Back , on his letthand the Drogne , which bounds thePlain on that fide, and on his righthand a Warren, a Copfe, lopp d theyear before, a kind of little Park ben-ding towards the Enemy, and fencdonely with an Hedge and it was that he drew up his Ar-my in Battalia, which confided in thewhole of about four thoufand fivehundred Foot, and two thoufand fivehundred Horfe. He placd on his right Wing, thebiggeft of the two Battalions of his In-fantry, made up of the Regiments ofCaflelnau , Parabere , Salignac, andfome other Companies, who extendedthemfelves in the Warren, advancingeven to the Hedge
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