. Carlyle's complete works. ever back, towards Welzheim, Kahl, andthose Two Bridges of his. The flamy French [ligneous fireburning lower and lower, versus anthracitic glowing brighterand brighter] found that they had a bad time of it; — found,in fact, that they could not stand it; and tumbled finally, ingreat torrents, across their Bridges on the Mayn, many leaping 1 (Euvres de Fr^d&ic (iii. 14) : compare Anonymous, Life of the Duke ofCumberland (p. 64 n.); Hendersons Life of ditto; &c. BATTLE OF DETTINGEN. 257 Chap. V. 27th June, 1743. into the Eiver, the English sitting dreadfully on the ski
. Carlyle's complete works. ever back, towards Welzheim, Kahl, andthose Two Bridges of his. The flamy French [ligneous fireburning lower and lower, versus anthracitic glowing brighterand brighter] found that they had a bad time of it; — found,in fact, that they could not stand it; and tumbled finally, ingreat torrents, across their Bridges on the Mayn, many leaping 1 (Euvres de Fr^d&ic (iii. 14) : compare Anonymous, Life of the Duke ofCumberland (p. 64 n.); Hendersons Life of ditto; &c. BATTLE OF DETTINGEN. 257 Chap. V. 27th June, 1743. into the Eiver, the English sitting dreadfully on the skirts ofthem. So that had the English had their Cavalry in readinessto pursue, Noailless Army, in the humor it had sunk to, wasruined, and the Victory would have been conspicuously they had, as too common, nothing ready. ImpetuousStair strove to get ready; pushed out the Grey Dragoons for one item. But the Authorities refused Stairs counsel, asrash again; and made no effectual pursuit at all; — too glad. a a. MarcU of the Allied Army. i, JPoiation of tha Allied Army beforo the Two Bridges at Sellgenstadt,dddd. French Batteries, «. French Forces under Grammontjf ff. Disposition of Koailless Anny»g. Gardes Francaises attacking ia SasSSth. Are driven into the I i. Retreat of the French. that they had brushed their Battle-field triumphantly clear,and got out of that fatal pinfold in an honorable manner. They stayed on the ground till 10 at night; settling, ortrying to settle, many things. The Surgeons were busy asbees, but able for Officers only; — Dress hbn first! saidthe glorious Duke of Cumberland, pointing to a young French-man [Excellency Fenelons Son, grand-nephew of TeUmaque^who was worse wounded than his Highness. Quite in the VOL. VIII. 17 258 EUROPEAN WAR NOT ENDING. Book XIV. 27th June, 1743. Philip-Sydney fashion; which was much taken notice of,All this while, we had next to nothing to eat (says oneinformant). — Ten : after whi
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