1903.] ROSENGARTEN—EARL OF CRAWFORD’S MS. HISTORY. 403 
‘* A View of the Imperial and Turkish Armies . . . . at Winscha’”’; 
but even more curious is the ‘‘ Plan designated by the Earl to shew 
the disposition in w™ his lordship conceived the Imperial Army 
might have been formed, on its Junction with Count Neuperg’s 
Corps, during the night between between the 22nd and 23rd of 
July 1739; in w™ situation... . it would have been more eligi- 
ble to have renewed the Battle against the Turks, on the 23d, than 
for the Imperialists to retreat as they did in the night time of the 
a3d.”” 
There are, however, many original maps in the MSS. volumes, 
not reproduced in the Life, no doubt owing to the expense. At p. 
430 of the Life, Rolt says Lord Craufurd ‘‘ designed and drew 
plans with such great accuracy, that he beautifully represented all 
the heights, and the hollows; every small break, every ditch, 
hedge, bush, and other obstruction, which could in the least, in- 
commode an army forming in the line of battle, in its movements ; 
whereby any person, a little acquainted with drawing, could easily 
perceive which of the armies had the advantage of the ground, and 
which of them had improved it the most for their own security.” 
Further, ‘‘ He was of the opinion that it would be a great advantage 
. to introduce archery into our armies . . . . each battalion 
should have from twenty to four or five score able bodied men, who 
had been trained to shoot at butts, from their youth... . to en- 
courage young men to train themselves to the use and exercise of 
these weapons .... to... . be detached a little before the 
front of the first line to throw their arrows among the enemy’s 
cavalry, after which they should lay aside their bows and quivers, 
and fall in with their small arms, with their battalions.’’ He also 
advised the use of heavy firearms ‘‘ such as were used by the Span- 
iards under the Duke of Alva, which they levelled upon the rest of 
a fork fixed to the piece by a swivel, for these arms carried a very 
heavy shot and did execution at a great distance.”’ 
How did these MSS. volumes come to this country and to the 
Library of the American Philosophical Society? Were they used 
by Rolt in preparing his Life of Lord Crawford, or had Lord 
Crawford a number of copies of his MSS., all enriched by maps 
and plans, and bound under lock and key? These curious volumes 
ought to be in the Library of the United States Military Academy 
at West Point, or in that of the General Staff College, soon to be 
opened in Washington, for they constitute a contemporary docu- 
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