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On the 15th of June he was up at dawn, mounted his horse, and remained on horseback, directing the operations against the Prussians, for nearly eighteen hours. This time was broken by one spell of rest. Near Charleroi, says Baudus, an officer of Soult's staff, he was overcome by sleep and heeded not the cheers of a passing column: at this Baudus was indignant, but most unjustly so.
I give you this information, gentlemen, as I am not sure if any of you have travelled so far." The captains looked at one another and the eldest among them, M. Baudus, of Le Paon, stood up. "Monsieur will forgive the remark," he said, "but it appears to me that he forgets his place."
On the 15th of June he was up at dawn, mounted his horse, and remained on horseback, directing the operations against the Prussians, for nearly eighteen hours. This time was broken by one spell of rest. Near Charleroi, says Baudus, an officer of Soult's staff, he was overcome by sleep and heeded not the cheers of a passing column: at this Baudus was indignant, but most unjustly so.
As it was, however, not a man present had the slightest mistrust of him. He had conquered all their prejudices. The Commodore resumed the short speech he had been making; and when he had concluded, one captain followed another with criticism and fresh proposals Captain Baudus, of Le Paon, the Chevalier de Sainte-Croix, of La Merveille, Captain Denoyre, of the Sanspareil.
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