post of 200 French, who
surrendered. Someone had forgotten them.
[11] For the discussion of this see later on p. 75.
[12] They were commanded by Hamilton and Tullibardine. It is to be
remarked that the command of the whole of the left of the Prince of
Orange's force, though it was not half Scotch, was under the command of
Hamilton and Douglas. The two regiments of Tullibardine and Hepburn were
under the personal command of the Marquis of Tullibardine, the heir of
Atholl.
[13] Nominally under Tilly, but practically under the young Royal
commander.
[14] Villars, wounded and fainting with pain, had been taken from the
field an hour or two before, and the whole command was now in the hands of
Boufflers.
Transcriber's Notes:
Passages in italics are indicated by _underscore_.
The misprint "Schulenberg" has been corrected to "Schulemberg" (page 70).
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