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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1724 Excerpt: ... a great Train of Artillery, and his Army chiefly made up of Foot, could not march so fast as that of the Admiral, which was Horse: However, he recovered Eftampes, and Pluviers, and marched to the very Gates of Orleans. The The King removed, at this Time, to Chartres, and from thence to Bhis, where the Prince of Conde was brought, and committed Prisoner to the Castle of d'Ouza'in, from whence he attempted to make his Escape, and some of the Persons concerned in the Contrivance, were executed. De Castelnau ordered, after the Battle of Dreux, to the Siege of Havre. He takes Tancarville. The King makes him Governor of it. The miserable State of Normandy, betwixt the Two Parties. Admiral Chastillon takes Jargeau and Sully, and marches into Normandy. A Squirrel betwixt Marshal Vielle-vilk and Ville-bon Governor of Rouen. Marshal Brisac sent Lieutenant-General into Normandy in the Room ofVille-ville. An Amnesty published by the King's Army, to weaken that of the Admiral; Who assures the German Princes that the King was not in a State of Liberty. The §tyeen endeavours to divert the Admiral's March into Normandy. He continues it, and reduces Caen. T to digress for a while from the Two Armies, I mult now inform you, my Son, that being left with Count Rhingrave at Havre, after the Reduction of Rouen, my Return from thence to the King's Army at Paris, and continuing nuing with them in all their Marches until the Battle was over, was only in-order to procure the necessary Supplies for that Purpose, and get more Forces, Money and Ammunition to carry on the Siege. For which Reason, I was dispatched from Rambouillet to Havre, with One of Count Rhingrave's Regiments of Lanjkenets that we had at the Battle, and were all the Forces then sent to him. Monsieur VieUe-viUe,...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1130283135
- ISBN 13 9781130283136
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages112
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