. British campaigns in Flanders, 1690-1794; being extracts from "A history of the British army,". broke in dense fog, so that the main attack did not begin until near seven oclock, when theDuke of Yorks column, after marching most of thenight, made its way with little resistance to failing to force the passage of the river, whichwas defended by five batteries, the Duke left hisheavy guns with about a third of his force to engagethe French artillery, and proceeded with the resthigher up the stream to Maresches, where a ford wasfound, and the passage was with some trouble anddelay a
. British campaigns in Flanders, 1690-1794; being extracts from "A history of the British army,". broke in dense fog, so that the main attack did not begin until near seven oclock, when theDuke of Yorks column, after marching most of thenight, made its way with little resistance to failing to force the passage of the river, whichwas defended by five batteries, the Duke left hisheavy guns with about a third of his force to engagethe French artillery, and proceeded with the resthigher up the stream to Maresches, where a ford wasfound, and the passage was with some trouble anddelay accomplished. Meanwhile Ferraris attacked thelong entrenchment on the eastern ridge, opening firefrom three batteries, while Abercromby on the rightand four Austrian battalions on the left advanced tothe assault, and carried the works with little difficulty,capturing seven guns and over one hundred French regiments of cavalry, which tried to turnthe scale against the assaulting columns, were most Attack ofthe All ies on theCAMP OF FAMARS23May,1783. English MilesAI French. Starjfbrdi doqi £stah^, 2i8 BRITISH CAMPAIGNS IN FLANDERS vol. iv 1793. gallantly charged by the Austrian Hussars and theMay 23. Hanoverian Life Guards, and actually defeated, not-withstanding that the victorious troops had all thedisadvantage of a steep ascent against them. Coburgthen halted Ferrariss column, until further newsshould come of the Duke of Yorks advance. But theDuke, after making a wide turning movement byOuerenaing and driving the French from their outlyingdefences, found himself at sunset at the foot of themost formidable ascent in the whole position, crownedat different points by four redoubts which flanked eachother. Thereupon, since his men had been on footfor eighteen hours, he decided to defer the attack tillnext morning. Elsewhere, the success of the variouscolumns was indifferent. Knobelsdorf could win nomore than the outworks of Hasnon ; Clerfaye failedt
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