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tommiffiori bears in its body the date of March 

 15th, from which day my rank in the Dutch 

 ^rmy takes place. 



1 Remained at the Hague for a few days, and 

 then returned to Bois le Due, to prepare my 

 equipage for taking the field. The Dutch army 

 was collecting, and advancing towards the more 

 aClive theatre of war. After being employed on 

 different ferviccs, I was, at length, while the 

 Dutch lay at Mcnin^ and its environs, fixed for 

 a time at Bruffels, for a political purpofe. On 

 my return frOm thence to head-quarters, an e- 

 vent happened, which induced me to leave that 

 army Inltnediately, even without permiflion, 

 though not without announcing my departure, 

 nor did I conceal the place of my retreat; it was 

 to the army on the Upper Rhine. 



The Kihg of Pruflia was there at the head of 

 his own army. Mayence had fallen, after an 

 bbftinate fefiflance, and was taken pofleflion of 

 in his own name; he afterwards prepared to 

 invert: Landau in Alface^ and was before it at the 

 time I arrived. 



I acquainted his Majefty candidly, with my 

 reafons for having left the army of the Low Coun- 

 tries. I did not at the fame time conceal the 

 Very hafty mode of my departure ; to all which 

 my relation, this illuftrious Prince attentively 

 and gracioufiy Yi^tn^d., Full of the highefi: con- 



K fidence 



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