A Popular History of France From the Earliest Times, volume 6
A Popular History of France From the Earliest Times, volume 6
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" [All fiction, it is said. ] The volley of the English laidlow the foremost ranks of the French guards. This regiment had beeneffeminated by a long residence in Paris and at Versailles; its colonel, the Duke of Gramont, had been killed in the morning, at the commencementof the action; it gave way, and the English cleared the ravine whichdefended Fontenoy. They advanced as if on parade; the majors[?sergeant-majors], small cane in hand, rested it lightly on thesoldiers' muskets to direct their f...ire. Several regiments successivelyopposed to the English column found themselves repulsed and forced tobeat a retreat; the English still advanced.
Marshal Saxe, carried about everywhere in his osier-litter, saw thedanger with a calm eye; he sent the Marquis of Meuse to the king. "I begyour Majesty, " he told him to say, "to go back with the dauphin over thebridge of Calonne; I will do what I can to restore the battle. " "Ah! Iknow well enough that he will do what is necessary, " answered the king, "but I stay where I am.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" [All fiction, it is said. ] The volley of the English laidlow the foremost ranks of the French guards. This regiment had beeneffeminated by a long residence in Paris and at Versailles; its colonel, the Duke of Gramont, had been killed in the morning, at the commencementof the action; it gave way, and the English cleared the ravine whichdefended Fontenoy. They advanced as if on parade; the majors[?sergeant-majors], small cane in hand, rested it lightly on thesoldiers' muskets to direct their f...ire. Several regiments successivelyopposed to the English column found themselves repulsed and forced tobeat a retreat; the English still advanced.
Marshal Saxe, carried about everywhere in his osier-litter, saw thedanger with a calm eye; he sent the Marquis of Meuse to the king. "I begyour Majesty, " he told him to say, "to go back with the dauphin over thebridge of Calonne; I will do what I can to restore the battle. " "Ah! Iknow well enough that he will do what is necessary, " answered the king, "but I stay where I am.
What to read after A Popular History of France From the Earliest Times, volume 6?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Guizot (François) to read onlineMoreLess
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