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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. XX. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER I
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To him Fouquet gave his sword;--kept his vow never to draw it again.
"The wrecks of Fouquet's Infantry were, many of them, massacred, no quarter given; such the unchivalrous fury that had risen.

His Cavalry, with the loss of about 500, cut their way through.

They and some stragglers of Foot, in whole about 1,500 of both kinds, were what remained of those 10,680 after this bloody morning's work.

There had been about six hours of it; 'all over by 8 o'clock.'" [_Hofbericht von der am 23 Junius, 1760, bey Landshuth vorgefallenen Action_ (in Seyfarth, _Beylagen,_ ii.

669-671); _Helden-Geschichte,_ vi.


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