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board reduced his dinner to a few diflies, and 

 invited always a certain number of his followers 

 in rotation- In the field with his little army he 

 did every thing that could be performed ; and 

 fo compleatly mafter is he of every part of the 

 fcience of war, that he commanded the good 

 wifhes of all who knew how to appreciate his 

 merits. His private life was in the higheft de- 

 gree amiable; a fmcere friend, a polilhed and 

 cheerful companion; the evennefs of his difpo- 

 lition, and the benignity of his heart, attached 

 to him all who approached him. 



Soon after the affair of Pirmafens and JVeiffcm- 

 bourg^ the King of Pruflia withdrew from the 

 field, and returned to his own dominions, leav- 

 ing (as I before obfervedj the gallant reigning 

 Duke of Brunfwick to command the PrufHan 

 army. This diflinguifhed General's aftonifhing 

 talents I will not attempt to defcribe, as they 

 far tranfcend my ablities ; but to him, and to 

 every other General, I have endeavoured to do 

 ample juftice in a publication I now do my- 

 felf the honour to announce, and of which I 

 have already given fome intimation. This 

 will contain a complete account, illuflrated with 

 the moft accurate maps and plans of every re- 

 markable movement made by the allied armies 

 during the three firfl campaigns of the war. 

 As accurate plans are not eafily forced to de^ 



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