The life of general de Zieten, tr. by B. Beresford, Volum 2 |
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... occasion to regret his having given consent to this military novelty . Events of higher importance were soon to succeed the foregoing transactions . The king's army arrived on the banks of the Muldaw to operate a junction with that ...
... occasion to regret his having given consent to this military novelty . Events of higher importance were soon to succeed the foregoing transactions . The king's army arrived on the banks of the Muldaw to operate a junction with that ...
Side 69
... occasion . Among these , prince Ferdinand of Prussia and the princes of Brunswick and Bevern , endeavoured to cure him of his panic , and strove to make him feel , that the danger was not so urgent , that this sudden and pusillanimous ...
... occasion . Among these , prince Ferdinand of Prussia and the princes of Brunswick and Bevern , endeavoured to cure him of his panic , and strove to make him feel , that the danger was not so urgent , that this sudden and pusillanimous ...
Side 78
... to the advice of a subordinate general on the late occasion , did him the greatest honour . He ordered the decampment for the next day , and • Fahrenholz . and marched the army to Parchwitz through Glogaw . The 78 THE LIFE OF.
... to the advice of a subordinate general on the late occasion , did him the greatest honour . He ordered the decampment for the next day , and • Fahrenholz . and marched the army to Parchwitz through Glogaw . The 78 THE LIFE OF.
Side 90
... occasion it was that he displayed his knowledge of the country , and of the art of war in general . As soon as he foresaw a position which might prove ad- vantageous to the enemy , he drove them for- wards to hinder them from taking ...
... occasion it was that he displayed his knowledge of the country , and of the art of war in general . As soon as he foresaw a position which might prove ad- vantageous to the enemy , he drove them for- wards to hinder them from taking ...
Side 153
... occasion , had , in a moment of gratitude , promised to redress the wrongs of fortune , and to enrich him ; a favour , which Seelen as often acknow- ledged to his majesty , would be of little avail , as as whatever he might thus receive ...
... occasion , had , in a moment of gratitude , promised to redress the wrongs of fortune , and to enrich him ; a favour , which Seelen as often acknow- ledged to his majesty , would be of little avail , as as whatever he might thus receive ...
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able advanced-guard affectionate king aide-de-camp apprized arrived artillery attack Austrians battalions battery battle battle of Leuthen battle of Prague began Berlin Bevern Bohemia Breslaw camp campaign cannon cavalry colonel columns command convoy corps courage covered cuirassiers Czettritz dear lieutenant-general defiles detached dike dragoons Elbe encamped enemy favour flank force Frederick free battalion gained garrison general's giment Glogaw glory Görlitz grenadiers head heights of Siptitz honour horse Hulsen hundred hussars infantry informed joined junction king's Landshut Lascy Laudon left wing Lestwitz letter lieutenant lieutenant-general de Zieten Lignitz likewise Lusatia magazines majesty manner marshal Daun ment military Moravia Nadasty Neisse occupied officers passed Pirna position Prague prince Henry prisoners Prussians regiment reinforced remained rest retreat right wing Saxony Schweidnitz Schwerin Seelen sent shewed siege Silesia soon squadrons succour taken thing thousand took Torgaw troops victory village Werner whole army wounded Wustrau
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Side i - How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.
Side i - When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there.
Side 262 - Well, comrades," he would say, " what are you doing there?" As soon as his voice was heard, they would instantly appear, and cry out, " Long live our good father Zieten !" " Well, and how do things go on with you ?" he would add. If they should answer,
Side 265 - ... general detached to the left, for the purpose of reconnoitring a •wood, two squadrons of the regiment of Finkenstein's dragoons, — a corps which his majesty had an aversion to. The head of these squadrons met in a valley a body of Austrian cavalry, consisting (as it has since appeared) of forty-two squadrons, • As they were confined to a narrow pass, it was possible to attack them with advantage, provided the charge was made in a bold manner, and with all the appearance of being properly...
Side 117 - ... be proper to suspend his new commission for a while, and to degrade him to his former rank. His majesty, in compliance with the...
Side 293 - ... superstitious servility. His sentiments of religion were pure and simple. He considered it as an homage due to the Supreme Being; and as long as his health permitted him, he was a constant frequenter of public worship. At no time, indeed, was he ever neglectful of the duty of prayer ; nor did a day pass without his having acquitted himself of it in the silence of his closet, excluded from the observation of the whole world. His prayers were not limited to any fixed periods ; he consecrated to...
Side 260 - By day and by night, while the rest of the army were taking their repose, he was on horseback, examining the face of the country in order to discover on what point the enemy might probably make an attack, and what spots were best adapted for making a defence.
Side 205 - His great soul gave way to melancholy presentiments : he hesitated for the first time, on the part he had to act. Undetermined whether he should run this desperate risk, he held a conference with his generals, in Zieten's presence. Depressed by apprehension, rather than encouraged by hope, he imparted his doubts and surmises, and in this manner impressed them with the like sentiments How, indeed, should they have ventured to recommend what his own courage had not already suggested, or take upon themselves...
Side 266 - ... king that I request him to let them go on, and that he himself would have the goodness to be witness to their success; that I have always said they were brave troops; that it is now their business to shew themselves such; and that I shall take care to send the rest of the regiment to their succour.
Side 262 - Jake courage, comrades," he would answer, "If qhings go ill to-day, they may grow better to-morrow." He has been frequently seen to alight from his horse, and converse with his veteran grenadiers: he has dispelled the cloud that hung upon their brows, and often rendered them insensible to the torments of hunger by regaling them plentifully with hope. This great popularity, accompanied with a frank benevolence lence of disposition which extended itself indiscriminately to every individual in the camp,...