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quently thrown into diforder j and chance 

 only decides the vidtory. 

 . I do not know whether the Medecafles 

 were ftruck with La Bigorne's reafons* 

 People without difcipline, and who have 

 no idea of the advantages which always re- 

 fait from good order and perfeiSl: harmony, 

 muft have believed that General Bigorne 

 had more abilities than courage. However, 

 after ihewing feme marks of aftonifhment 

 and furprife, they ranged ihemfelvea under 

 his batmers. La Bigorne then made them 

 go through fome very fimple manoeuvres ; 

 and finding them fubmifllve, and refolved 

 to execute his orders puntShially, he led 

 them towards the enemy. When the two 

 armies were in fight of each other, he re- 

 newed his prohibition of beginning the 

 combat until he Iiad given the fignaL 



The army of John Harre was more nu- 

 merous and much ftronger i^han that of 

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