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i8th of March,) became very a6live in fome 

 parts; we rejoined the Commander in Chief, 

 who was then at the head of a column, that bore 

 at lead its fhare in the fcrvice of that memorable 

 day. As I had not then been prefented to the 

 Archduke, whom juft then Colonel Mack per- 

 ceived to have quitted his horfe, and to be walk- 

 ing at a little dillance from us, apparently to 

 warm himfelf, he propofed to me to alight and 

 he would prefent me. I difmounted immedi- 

 ately, and we walked towards his R. H. to whom 

 the Colonel prefented me, as a man recom- 

 mended by the Duke F. of Brunfwick. Some 

 cannon fhot at that moment flriking the ground 

 very near us, this gallant Prince ad drelling him- 

 felf to me, faid, " This is a rude drawing-room, 

 " Major." 



A fort of paufe in this part of the battle pre- 

 fently took place, which induced Saxe Coburg 

 himfelf to difmount and join us for a few mo- 

 ments. One of the Archduke's fervants then 

 produced a fmall quantity of bread and cold 

 meat, with a fingle bottle of wine, which he 

 laid upon a napkin fpread on the ground; ha- 

 ving haflily partaken of this military repaft, we re- 

 mounted our horfes. I then learnt that Captain 

 Crawfurd had left the field, immediately after 

 my arrival, in the forenoon, and was gone back 

 to his R. H. the Duke of York, then with the 



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