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iion, owing to the inceflant firing and fmokc, 

 which the clofenefs of the trees and drizly wea- 

 ther would not fuifer to afcend, that it was im- 

 poffible to diflinguilh any object. For my own 

 part, my poor poft-horfe having literally been 

 blown from under me, I rulhed forward w ith 

 the croud, unable to know where I was, until 

 I a(5tually run againfl a cannon, which had been 

 overfet, and which the thicknefs of the fmoke 

 hindered me from perceiving, till I touched it. 



The French being drove from this vilJagc, 

 and fome other pofitions they occupied, and 

 being overthrown in another quarter, by Ge«- 

 neral Clairfait, declined engaging further, and 

 retired to the pofition they had left. 



Thus the bufinefs of that day clofed, juft 

 before fun-fet, in a manner highly honourable 

 to the Imperial troops. The approach of night 

 and the fuperior numbers of the enemy, pre- 

 venting Saxe Coburg from attempting to pur- 

 fue. His army remained on the field of battle 

 under arms, himfelf and the General Staff re- 

 tiring to their quarters, at the villages of Lan^ 

 den and Neerwinden. 



No fooner had the dawn of day appeared on 

 the 19th, than the French columns were per- 

 ceived in order of battle; theaclion confequent- 

 ly recommenced, and continued during that 

 whole day with much obftinacy and various fuc- 



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