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themselves into that city with their commanders, prince Charles of
Lorraine, and mareschal Brown; but they were much harassed in their
retreat by a detachment of the Prussians under mareschal Keith. The
Prussians took, on this occasion, ten standards, and upwards of four
thousand prisoners, thirty of whom were officers of rank. Their loss
amounted to about two thousand five hundred killed, and about three
thousand wounded. Among the former were general d'Amstel, the prince of
Holstein-Beck, the colonels Goltze and Manstein, and lieutenant-colonel
Boke. Among the latter, the generals Wenterfield, De la Mothe, Feuque,
Hautcharmoy, Blankensee and Plettenberg. The number of the killed and
wounded on the side of the Austrians was much greater. Among these last
was mareschal Brown, who received a wound, which, from the chagrin he
suffered, rather than from its own nature, proved mortal. The clay after
the battle, colonel Meyer was detached with a battalion of Prussian
pandours, and four hundred hussars, to destroy a very considerable
and valuable magazine of the Austrians at Pilsen, and this service lie
performed. He also completed the destruction of several others of
less importance; by the loss of which, however, all possibility of
subsistence was cut off from any succours the Austrians might have
expected from the empire.

PRAGUE INVESTED.

The Prussians, following their blow, immediately invested Prague on both
sides of the river, the king commanding on one side, and mareschal Keith
on the other. In four days the whole city was surrounded with lines and
intrenchments, by which all communication from without was entirely cut
off: prince Charles of Lorraine and mareschal Brown, the two princes
of Saxony, the prince of Modena, the duke d'Aremberg, count Lascy, and
several other persons of great distinction, were shut up within the
walls, together with above twenty thousand of the Austrian army, who had
taken refuge in Prague after their defeat. Every thing continued quiet
on both sides, scarce a cannon-shot being fired by either for some time
after this blockade was formed; and in the meanwhile the Prussians made
themselves masters of Cziscaberg, an eminence which commands the
town, where the Austrians had a strong redoubt, continuing likewise to
strengthen their works. Already they had made a sally, and taken some
other ineffectual steps to recover this post; but a more decisive
stroke was necessary. Accordingly,