here, as well as at Rees, the shore
was inaccessible; so that he found it necessary to march farther down
the river, and lay a bridge at Griethuyzen. The enemy had contrived
four vessels for the destruction of this bridge; but they were all taken
before they could put the design in execution, and the whole army passed
on the tenth day of August, without any loss or further interruption. At
the same time the prince withdrew his garrison from Dusseldorp, of which
the French immediately took possession. Immediately after his passage he
received a letter from the duke of Marlborough, acquainting him that the
British troops had arrived at Lingen, in their route to Coesfeldt:
to which place general Imhoff was sent to receive them, with a strong
detachment. Notwithstanding this junction, the two armies on the Rhine
were so equally matched, that no stroke of importance was struck on
either side during the remaining part of the campaign. M. de Contades,
seeing no prospect of obtaining the least advantage over prince
Ferdinand, detached prince Xaverius of Saxony with a strong
reinforcement to the prince de Soubise, who had taken possession of
Gottengen, and seemed determined to attack the prince of Ysembourg at
Eimbeck. That this officer might be able to give him a proper reception,
prince Ferdinand detached general Oberg with ten thousand men to
Lipstadt, from whence, should occasion require, they might continue
their march, and join the Hessians. The whole body, when thus
reinforced, did not exceed twenty thousand men, of whom general Oberg
now assumed the command: whereas the troops of Soubise were increased to
the number of thirty thousand. The allies had taken post upon the river
Fulde at Sangarshausen, where they hoped the French would attack
them; but the design of Soubise was first to dislodge them from that
advantageous situation. With this view, he made a motion, as if he had
intended to turn the camp of the allies by the road of Munden. In order
to prevent the execution of this supposed design, general Oberg decamped
on the tenth of October, and, passing by the village of Landwernhagen,
advanced towards Lutten-berg, where, understanding the enemy were at his
heels, he forthwith formed his troops in order of battle, his right to
the Fulde, and his left extending to a thicket upon an eminence, where
he planted five field-pieces. The cavalry supported the wings in a third
line, the village of Luttenberg was in the rear, an