The six thousand waggons which had accompanied the French army were useless.

It was necessary that gunpowder, bullets, corn, hay, should be carried from place to place on the backs of the war horses.

Nothing but the authority of Lewis could, in such circumstances, have maintained order and inspired cheerfulness.

His soldiers, in truth, showed much more reverence for him than for what their religion had made sacred.

They cursed Saint Medard heartily, and broke or burned every image of him that could be found.