[With Frederick the Great by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookWith Frederick the Great CHAPTER 11: Leuthen 11/25
Three battalions stepped out.
The landlord of the little inn, carrying a lantern, walked by the king's side. As they approached the village, ten or twelve musket shots flashed out in the fields to the right.
They were aimed at the lantern, but no one was hurt.
There were other shots from Lissa, and it was evident that the village was still not wholly evacuated. The infantry rushed forward, scattered through the fields, and drove out the lurking Croats.
The king rode quietly on into the village, and entered the principal house.
<<Back Index Next>> D-Link book Top TWC mobile books
|