From Lupow he went to a poor Village near Belgard, EIGHTY miles farther;"-- last village on the great road, Belgard lying to left a little, on a side road;--"and stayed there overnight.
"At Belgard, next morning, he reviewed the Dragoon Regiment von Platen; and was very ill content with it.

And nobody, with the least understanding of that business, but must own that never did Prussian Regiment manoeuvre worse.

Conscious themselves how bad it was, they lost head, and got into open confusion.

The King did all that was possible to help them into order again.

He withdrew thrice over, to give the Officers time to recover themselves; but it was all in vain.