army, under the prince de Deuxponts, quartered
at Bamberg, began their march to Naumberg on the twentieth of May: but
one of their detachments of cavalry having received a check from a body
of Prussians near Lutzen, they fell back; and on the fourth day of June
encamped at Litchenfels upon the Maine. The small detachments of the
grand armies, as well as those belonging to the bodies commanded by
general Sporcken and the count de St. Germain, in the neighbourhood of
Dusseldorp, skirmished with various success. The hereditary prince of
Brunswick being detached from the allied army, with some battalions
of grenadiers, and two regiments of English dragoons, advanced to
the country of Fulda, where he was joined by the troops under general
Gilsoe, and achieved some inconsiderable exploits, particularly at
Hosenfeldt and Zielbach, where he surprised and took divers parties of
the enemy.

By the twenty-fourth of June, prince Ferdinand, quitting his situation
at Fritzlar, marched to Frillendorf, and encamped on the hills between
Ziegenheim and Freysa; general Imhoff commanding at a small distance
on the right, and the hereditary prince, now returned from Fulda, being
posted on the left of the army. In the meantime, the duke de Broglio,
assembling his forces between Merlau and Laubach, advanced to Neustadt,
where he encamped on the twenty-eighth day of the month, and at the
same time occupied a strong post at Wassenburgh. His intention was to
penetrate through the country of Hesse into Hanover, and make himself
entirely master of that electorate. With this view he resolved to effect
a junction with the count de St. Germain, whom he directed to advance
towards Brilau and Corbach; while he himself, decamping from Neustadt
on the eighth day of July, advanced by the way of Frankenburg. Prince
Ferdinand, having received intelligence that the count de St. Germain
was in motion, began his march from Ziegenheim, and on the ninth day of
July reached the heights of Bruneau, in the neighbourhood of Wildungen.

THE HEREDITARY PRINCE OF BRUNSWICK DEFEATED.

The hereditary prince, at the head of the advanced corps, reinforced
with some battalions and squadrons under major-general Griffin, was sent
forward to Sauxenhausen, whither the army followed the next morning.
The hereditary prince continuing to advance, found the enemy already
formed at Corbach; but judging their whole force did not exceed ten
thousand infantry and seventeen squa