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Updated: June 22, 2025
The general was at once recalled in disgrace, and Broglio appointed commander-in-chief; although by failing to carry out the orders he had received, to fall upon the allies left at five in the morning, he had largely contributed to the defeat that had befallen Contades.
All the elegant and artistic world of Paris was there, dressed either in historical costumes, faithfully copied from pictures in the museums, or else in fantastic garments which especially set off the beauty of their feminine wearers. Mesdames de Contades, de Murat, and Place had adopted Eastern dress.
"Contades and his people were of willing mind; but had no skill in 'marchiug up: and, once got across the Bastau by their nineteen Bridges, they wasted many hours: 'Too far, am I? not far enough? Too close? not close enough? and broiled about, in much hurry and confusion, all night. Fight was to have begun at 5 in the morning.
Prince Ferdinand having possessed himself of the town and castle of Marburg, proceeded with the army to Neidar-Weimar, and there encamped; while Contades remained at Giessen, on the south side of the river Lahn, where he was joined by a colleague in the person of the mareschal d'Etrées.
The Serenity had pleaded, 'I must command them myself! 'You? said Belleisle, and would not hear of it. Next year again, however, that is 1759, the Duke was positive, 'I must; Belleisle not less so, 'You cannot; till Minden fell out; and then, in the wreck of Contades, Belleisle had to consent.
While the French, under the Duke of Broglio, were advancing north from Frankfort-on-Maine; another French army, under Contades, was moving against Ferdinand from the west.
Contades and Broglio together are 51,400 foot and horse. Ferdinand's entire force will be near 46,000; but on the day of Battle he is only 36,000, having detached the Hereditary Prince on Gohfeld, in what view we know.
By about 10 in the morning all was over. When a man's centre is gone to water, no part of him is far from the fluid state. Contades retreated into his rabbit-hole by those nineteen bridges, well tormented, they say, by Captain Phillips's artillery, till he got beyond the knolls again.
As the ground on both wings is rough, not so fit for Cavalry, Contades puts his Cavalry wholly in the centre: they are the flower of the French Army, about 10,000 horse in all; firm open ground ahead of them there, with strong batteries, masses of infantry to support on each flank; batteries to ply with cross-fire any assailant that may come on.
While the battle was raging, the Hereditary Prince had done his share of the work, had fallen upon Gohfeld, crushed the French division guarding it, cutting the French from their magazines and rendering their position untenable. They received the news that evening, and at once commenced their retreat, Broglio towards Frankfort and Contades straight for the Rhine.
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