andthen，moreobscurely，somedaysafter，thatanotherhasbeennominated:——oneofthemoughtcertainlytomakehasteout，ifhecould；theFrench，byaccount，have25，000meninthosecountries，withrealofficerstoleadthem！Hasteout，however，isnotwhatthisLordLoudonorhisrivalcanmake。InMarch，welearnthatLordLoudonhasbeenagainnominated；inanimprovedmanner，thistime；——andstilldoesnotlooklikegoing。’Againnominated，whyagain？’Alas，reader，therehavebeenhystericalfidgetingsinahighquarter；internalshiftingsandshufflings，contradictions，newproposals，oneknowsnotwhat。[Gentleman’sMagazinefor1756，pp。92，150，359，450。]Oneasksonly:
Howisthebusinessevertobedone，ifyoucannotevensettlewhatimbecileistogoandtryit？
"SeldomhadCountrymoreneedofaCommanderthanAmericanow。
Americaitselfisofwillingmind；andsurelyhasresources，insuchaCause；butisfullofanarchiesaswell:thedifferentStatesandsectionsofit，withtheirdiscrepantLegislatures，theirhalf—drilledMilitias，pullingeachadifferentway，thereis，asinthepoorMotherCountry，littleresultexceptoftheSt。—Vituskind。InsomeLegislaturesareanarchicQuakers，whothinkitunpermissibletofightwiththosehectoringFrench，andtheirtailofscalpingIndians；andthatthe’methodoflove’oughttobetriedwiththem。Whatistobecomeofthosepoorpeople，ifnotevenaLordLoudoncangetout？"
Theresultwas，LordLoudonhadnotinhisownpoorpersoncometohandinAmericatillAugust，1756，Seasonnowdone；andcouldonlywritehome，"AllisSt。Vitusouthere！Musthavereinforcementof10，000men！""Yes，"answersPitt，whoisnowinOffice:"youshallhavethem；andwewilltakeCapeBreton，pleaseHeaven！"——butwasthrownout；andbythewrigglingsthatensued，nothingofthe10，000reachedLordLoudontillSeason1757toowasdone。NordidtheythensteadhisLordshipmuch，thenorafterwards；whonevertookCapeBreton，norwaslikedoingit；——butwriggledtoandfroagooddeal，andrevolvedonhisaxis，accordingtopatterngiven。
Andset（whatchieflyinducesustonamehimhere）hisnotreverentenoughSubordinate，LordCharlesHay，ouroldFontenoyfriend，intoangryimpatientquizzingofhim；——andbyandbyintoCourt—Martialforsuchquizzing。[PeerageBooks，？Tweeddale。]Court—Martial，whichwasmuchpuzzledbythecase；andcoulddecidenothing，butonlyadjournandadjourn；——aswewillnowdo，notmentioningLordLoudonfarther，orthenumerousotherinstancesatall。["1stMay，1760，Major—GeneralLordCharlesHaydied"（Gentleman’sMagazineofYear）；andhisparticularCourt—Martialcouldadjournforthelasttime。——"IwrotesomethingforLordCharles，"saidthegreatJohnsononce，manyyearsafterwards；
"andIthoughthehadnothingtofearfromaCourt—Martial。
Isufferedagreatlosswhenhedied:hewasamightypleasingmaninconversation，andareadingman"（Boswell’sLifeofJohnson:underdate，"3dApril，1776"）。]
Pitt，wejustsaw，farfrombeingconfirmedandfurthered，hasbeenthrownoutbyRoyalHighnessofCumberland，thelastthingbeforecrossingtothatexquisiteWeserProblem。"NothingnowleftathometohinderusandourHanoverandWeserProblem！"thinksRoyalHighness。No，indeed:acomfortablepacificNo—government，orBattleoftheFourElements，leftyonder；theAnarchOldwagglinghisaddleheadoverit；readytohelpeverybody，andbringfireandwater，andYesandNo，intoholymatrimony，ifhecould！——LetusreturntoPrag。Onlyoneremarkmore；upon"April5th。"ThatwastheDayofPitt’sDismissalatSt。James’s:andIfind，atSchonbrunnitislikewisethedaywhenREICHS—HOFRATH（KaiserinPrivyCouncil）decides，inrespecttoFriedrich，thatBanoftheReichmustbeproceededwith，andrecommendsReich’sDiettogetthroughwiththesame。[Helden—Geschichte
（Reichs—Procedures，UBISUPRA）。]OfficialEnglandorderingitsPittintoprivatelife，andOfficialTeutschlanditsFriedrichintooutlawry（"Bequiethenceforth，bothofYOU！"）——are，bychance，synchronousphenomena。
PHENOMENAOFPRAGSIEGE:——PRAGSIEGEISINTERRUPTED。
Friedrich’sSiegeofPragprovedtediousbeyondexpectation。
Infourdayshehaddonethatexploitin1744；butnow，totheworld’sdisappointment，inasmanyweekshecannot。Nothingwasomittedonhispart:heseizedallegressesfromPrag，rapidlyenough；hadbesetthemwithbatteries，ontheverynightormorrowoftheBattle；everyegressbeset，cannonandruinforbiddinganyissuethere。Onthe9thofMay，cannonadingbegan；propersiege—
cannonandammunition，comingupfromDresden，werecompletelycomeMay19th；afterwhichtheplaceisindustriouslybattered，bombardedwithred—hotballs；butexceptbyhunger，itwillnotdo。
Pragasafortressisweak，butasabreastworkfor50，000menitisstrong。TheAustrianstriedsallies；buttheseavailednothing，——veryill—conducted，saysome。ThePrussians，morethanonce，hadnearlygotintotheplacebysurprisal；but，owingtomereluckoftheAustrians，nevercould，——saythesameparties。[Archenholtz，i。
85，87。]
ADIARIUMofPragSiegeisstillextant，TwoDIARIUMS；
punctualdiurnalaccount，bothAustrianandPrussian:[In
Helden—Geschichte，iv。42—56，PrussianDIARIUM；
ib。73—86，Austrian。]whichitisfarfromourintentiontoinflictonreaders，inthishaste。Siegelastedsixweeks；fourweeksextremelyhot，——fromMay19th，whentheproperartilleries，incompletestate，gotupfromDresden。Lineofsiege—works，orintermittentseriesofbatteries，issometwelvemileslong；
fromBraniksouthwardtobeyondtheBelvederenorthward，onbothsidesoftheMoldau。King’sCampisontheZiscaberg；Keith’sontheLorenzBerg，embracingandcommandingtheWeissenberg；
therearetwoBridgesofcommunication，BranikandPodoli:
KinglodgesintheParsonageofMichel，——thebusiestofallthesonsofAdam；whatasetofmeditationsinthatParsonage！
TheBesieged，46，000bycount，offertosurrenderPragonconditionof"Freewithdrawal:""No；youshallengage，suchofyouaswon’tenlistwithus，nottoserveagainstmeforsixyears。"HerearesomeselectSpecimens；Prussianchiefly，inanabridgedstate:——
"MAY19th，Nosoonerwasourartillerycome（allthegroundsandbedsforithadbeenreadybeforehand），thanaseveningfell，itbegantoplayinterrificfashion。"
"NIGHTOFTHE23d—24thMAY，Therebrokeoutafurioussally；
theirfirst，andmuchtheirhottest，saythePrussians:averyseriousaffair；——whichfelluponKeith’squarter，westsideoftheMoldau。Sally，saysomethinglike10，000strong；pickedmenall，andstrengthenedwithhalfapoundofhorse—flesheach"（unluckilywithoutsalt）:judgewhatthecommondietmusthavebeen，whenthatwasgenerous！"Nosalttoit；butafairsupplementofbrandy。
Browne，fromhisbedofpain（died26thJune），hadbeenstronglyurgent。Aimis，ToforcethePrussianlines，bydeterminationandthehelpofdarkness，insomeweakpoint:thewholeArmy，standingrankedonthewalls，shallfollow，ifthingsgowell；andstormitselfthrough，——awayDaun—wards，acrosstheRiverbyPodoliBridge。
"Sallybrokeoutbetween1and2A。M。；butwehadwindofit，andwereonthealert。Sallytriedonthisplaceandonthat；
veryfuriousinplaces，butcouldnotanywhereprevail。
Thetusslinglastedfornearsixhours（PrinceFerdinand"ofPreussen，King’syoungestBrother，"andothersofus，gettinghurtsanddoingexploits），——till，about7A。M。，itwaswhollysweptin，withlossof1，000dead。Uponwhich，theirwholeArmyretiredtoitsquarters，inahopelesscondition。Escapeimpossible。
Near50，000ofthem；butinsuchaposture。Provisionofbread，thespiessay，isnotscarce，unlessthePrussianscanburnit，whichtheyareindustriouslytrying（diligenttolearnwheretheMagazinesare，andtofireincessantlyuponthesame）:plentyofmealhitherto；butforbutcher’s—meat，onlywhatwesaw。
Foragenearlydone，and12，000horsesstandinginthesquaresandmarket—places，——notevenstablingforthem，nottospeakoffoodorwork，——slaughteringandsalting[ifonebuthadsalt！]theonemethod。Horse—fleshtwokreutzersapound；risesgraduallytodoublethatvalue。
"MAY29th，Aboutsunsettherecameafuriousburstofweather:
rain—torrentsmixedwithbatteringhail；——someflawofwater—spoutamongtheHills；foritlastedhouronhour，andMoldaucamedownroaringdouble—deep，aboveahundredyardstoowideeachway；
withcargoesofruin，torn—uptrees，drownedhorses；whichsorelytriedourBridgeatBranik。Bridge，halfofit，didbreakaway（Friedrich’shalf，forty—fourpontoons；Keith’speoplegottheirendoftheBridgedoubledinandsaved）:theAustrians，inPrag，fishedouttwenty—fourofFriedrich’spontoons；theothertwentywecaughtatourBridgeofPodoli，fartherdown。AmostwildnightforthePrussianArmyintents；andindeedforPragitself，thelowpartsofwhichwereallunderwater；unfortunateindividualsgettingdrownedinthecellars；and，stillmoreimportant，agreatdealofAustrianmeal，whichhadbeencarriedthither，tobesafefromthered—hotballs。
"ItwasthoughttheAustrians，ourBridgebeingdown，mighttryasallyagain。Topreventwhich，hardlywastheraindone，when，onourpart，arocketflewaloft；andtherebeganontheCity，fromallsides，adelugeofbombsandredhotballs。Sothatthestill—
drippingCitywassetfireto，invariousparts:andwecouldhear[whatthisEditornevercanforget]theWEH—KLAGEN（wail）oftheTownsfolkastheytriedtoquenchit，anditalwaysburstoutagain。Thefire—delugelastedforsixhours。"——HumanWEH—KLAGEN，throughthehollowofNight，audibletothePrussiansandus:
"Woe’sme！water—deluges，thenfire—deluges；deathoneveryhand！"
AccordingtotheAustrianaccounts，thereperished，byburstingofbomb—shells，fallingofwalls，byhungerandothermiseryandhurts，"above9，000TownsfolkinthisSiege。"Yes，myImperialfriends；Warisnotathingofstreameringandornamentaltrumpetingalone；Warisaninexorable，dangerouslyincalculablething。Isitnotaterriblequestion，atwhosedoorliesthebeginningofaWar！
"JUNE5th，12，000poorpeopleofPragwerepushedout:
’Uselessmouths，willyoucontrivetodisappearsomeway！’
But，afterhagglingaboutallday，theyhadtobeadmittedinagain，underpenaltyofbeingshot。
"JUNE8th，Citylookingblackandruinous，wholeoftheNeustadtinashes；fewhousesleftintheJewTown；intheAltstadtthefireragedon（WUTHETEFORT）。Nothingbutruinandconfusionoverthere；
populationhidingincellars，gettingkilledbyfallingbuildings。
BurgermeisterandTownsfolkbesiegePrinceKarl，’FortheVirgin’ssake，havepityonus，YourSerenity！’PoorPrinceKarlhastobedeaf，whateverhisfeelings。
"Hewasdiligentinattendingmass，theysay:healoneofthePrinces，ofwhomtherewereseveral；twoSaxonPrincesamongothers，PrinceXaviertheelderofthem，whowillbeheardofagain。Aprofaneset，these，lodgingintheCLEMENTINUM[vastJesuitEdifice，whichhadbeenclearedoutforthem，and"thewindowsfilledwithdungoutside，"againstballs]:there，withwinesoffinevintage，andcookeriesplentifulandexquisite，thatknownothingoffamineoutside，theyledanidledisorderlylife，——
ranracesinthelongcorridors[notsobadacourse]，dressedthemselvesinPriests’vestures[whichareabundantinsuchlocality]，andmadetravestiesandmummeriesofHolyReligion；
thewretchedcreatures，defyingdespair，asbuccaneersmightwhentheirshipissinking。Tosurrender，everythingforbids；ofescape，thereisnopossibility。[Archenholtzi。86；Helden—
Geschichte，iv。73—84。]
"JUNE9th，Thebombardmentabates；aLABORATORIUMofourownflewaloftbysomesparkoraccident；andkilledtbirteenmen。
"JUNE15th，FromtheKing’sCampafewbombs[Kinghimselfnowgone]kindledtheCityinthreeplaces:"——butthereis，bythistime，newgameafield；PragSiegeawaitingitsdecisionnotatPrag，butsomewayoff。
Friedrichhasbeendoinghisutmost；diligent，byallmethods，tolearnwheretheAustrianMagazineswere，thatis，onwhatspecialedificesandlocalitiesshotmightbeexpendedwithadvantage；
andhasfiredintothese"about12，000bombs。"Hereisasmallthingstillremembered:——
"Spiesbeing，aboveall，essentialinthisbusiness，FriedrichhadbethoughthimofoneKasebier，asupremeofHouse—breakers，whomhehas，safewithaballathisankle，doingforcedlaboratSpandau[inStettin，ifitmattered]。Kasebierwasactuallysentfor，pardonpromisedhimifhecoulddotheStateaservice。
Kasebiersmuggledhimselftwice，perhapsthreetimes，intoPrag；
butthefourthtimehedidnotcomeback。"[Retzow，i。108。n。]
AnotherNotesays:"KasebierwasaTailor，andSonofaTailor，inHalle；andtheexpertestofThieves。Hadbeendoingforcedlabor，inStettin，since1748；twicedidgetintoPrag；thirdtime，vanished。AhighlycelebratedPrussianthief；stillamythamongthePeople，likeDickTurpinorCartouche，exceptthathiswasalwaystheftwithoutviolence。"[Preuss，ii。57n。]
Welearnvaguelythatthepriceofhorse—fleshinPraghasrisentodouble；famineverysore:butstillonehearsnothingofsurrender。
AndagainthereisvaguerumorthattheCitymaybeasitwill；
butthattheGarrisonhasmeal，afterallwehaveruined，whichwilllasttillOctober。SuchaProblemhasthisKing:
solublewithinthetime；ornotsoluble？Suchaquestionforthewholeworld，andforhimselfmorethanany。
MAPGOESINHERE——fACINGPAGE446，BOOKxviiiChapterIV。
BATTLEOFKOLIN。
OnandafterJune9th，thebombardmentatPragabated，andneverrosetobrisknessagain；theplaceoftrialfordecisionofthatSiegehavingflittedelse—whither，aswesaid。Aboutthattime，rumorscamein，notsofavorable，fromtheDukeofBevern；
whichFriedrich，stronginhope，strovevisiblytodisbelieve，butatlastcouldnot。BevernreportsthatDaunisactuallycomingon，fartoostrongforhisresisting；——inotherterms，thattheSiegeofPragwillnotdecideitselfbybombardment，butotherwiseandelsewhere。Ofwhichwemustnowgivesomeaccount；briefasmaybe，especiallyinregardtothepreliminaryormarchingpart。
Daun，whoselighttroopsplunderedBrandeis（almostwithinwindofthePrussianRear）onthedaywhilePragBattlewasfighting，had，onthatfatalevent，graduallydrawnbacktoCzaslau，aplaceweusedtoknowfifteenyearsago；andthere，orinthoseneighborhoods，defensivelymanoeuvring，andhanginguponKuttenberg，Kolin，especiallyuponhisMagazineofSuchdol，Daun，alwaysratherdrawingback，withBrunswick—Bevernvigilantlywaitingonhim，hascontinuedeversince；diligentlyrecruitinghimself；rankingtheremainsoftherightwingdefeatedatPrag；
drawingregimentsoutofMahren，orwhencesoevertobehad。
Till，bythesemethods，heisgrown60，000strong；nearlythricesuperiortoBevern；thoughbeinga"FabiusCunctator"（socalledbyandby），heasyetattemptsnothing。FortythousandinPrag，withSixtyhereintheCzaslauQuarter，[Tempelhof，i。196；Retzow（i。
107，109）counts46，00066，000。]thatmakes100，000；sayhisPrussianMajestyhastwo—thirdsofthenumber:cantheFabiusCunctatorattemptnothing，beforePragutterlyfamish？
OrdercomestohimfromVienna:"RescuePrag；straightwaygouponit，costwhatitlike！"Daundoesgouponit；advancesvisiblytowardsPrag，Bevernobligedtofallbackinfrontofhim。
Sunday，12thJune，DaundespatchesseveralOfficerstoPrinceKarlatPrag，withnoticethat，"Onthe20th，Mondaycomeaweek，hewillbeintheneighborhoodofPragwiththisview:——they，ofcourse，tosallyout，andhelpfromrearward。""SeveralOfficers，undervariousdisguises，"gowiththatmessage，June12th；butnoneofthemcouldgetintotheCity；andsomeofthem，Ijudge，musthavefallenintothePrussianHussarParties:——atanyrate，thenewstheycarrieddidgetintothePrussiancircuit，andproducedaninstantresolutionthere。Earlynextmorning，Monday13th，KingFriedrich，withwhatdisposableforceisonthespot，——10，000
capableofbeingsparedfromsiege—work，and4，000morethatwillbecapableoffollowing，underPrinceMoritz，intwodays，——setsforthinallspeed。JoinsBevernthatsamenight；atKaurzim，thirty—fivemilesoff，whichisaboutmidwayfromPragtoCzaslau，andonlythreemilesorsofromDaun’squartersthatnight，——hadtheKingknownit，whichhedidnot。
Daunmustbeinstantlygoneinto；andshall，——ifheisthereatall，andnotfallenbackatthefirstrumorofus，asFriedrichrathersupposes。Inanycase，therearepreliminariesindispensable:the4，000ofPrinceMoritzstilltocomeup；
secondly，breadtobehadforus，whichisbakingatNimburg，acrosstheElbe，twentymilesoff；lastly（orratherfirstly，andmostindispensableofall），Dauntobereconnoitred。
FriedrichreconnoitresDaunwithalldiligence；pushesoneverythingaccordingtohiswont；muchobstructedinthereconnoitringbyPandourclouds，underwhichDaunhasveiledhimself，whichfaroutnumberoursmallHussarforce。Daun，asusual，——showingalwaysgreatskillinregardtocampsandpositions，——hasplantedhimselfindifficultcountry:alittleriverwithitsboggypoolsinfront；behindandaround，anintricatebrokencountryofknollsandswamps，oneridgeinitwhichtheyevencallaBERGorHill，KamhayekBerg；notmuchofaHillafterall，butformingalongbackbonetothelocality，westendofitstraightbehindDaun’scentre，atpresent。
Friedrich’spositionisfromnorthtosouth；likeDaun’s，takingadvantageofwhatheightsandbrooksthereare；andedgingnorthwardtobenearhisbread—ovens:rightwingstillholdsbyKaurzim，leftwinglookingdownonPlanian，alittleTownontheHighRoad（KAISER—STRASSE）fromPragtoVienna。LittleTowndestinedtogetupitsnameinadayortwo，——nextlittleTowntowhich，twelvemilesfartheron，isKolin，secretlydestinedtobecomeandcontinuestillmorefamousamongmankind。KolinisclosetotheElbe，leftorsouthbank；Elbehereaboutsstrikesintohislongnorthwesterncourse（toWittenbergalltheway；Pirna，say150
milesoff，ishishalf—wayhouseinthatdirection）；——strikesoffnorthwardhereabouts，makingforNimburg，amongotherplaces:
Planian，rightsouthofNimburg，isalreadyfifteengoodmilesfromElbe。
ThisisFriedrich’sposition，Wednesday，June15thandthedayfollowing；somewhatnearerhisovensthanyesterday。Daunisyetparalleltohim，hashiscentrebehindSwoyschitz，aninsignificantVillageatthefootofthoseKamhayekHeights，whichis，eversince，tobefoundinMaps。Friday，17th，Friedrich’sbread—wagonsand4，000havingcomein，asdoubtlessthePandoursreportintheproperplace，Daundoesnotquitelikehisstrongpositionanymore，butwouldpreferastronger。Fridayaboutsunset，"greatcloudsofdust"risefromDaun:changinghisposition，thePrussianssee，ifforPandoursandgatheringdarknesstheycanatpresentseelittleelse。Daun，truly，observingtheKingtohaveinthatmanneredgedup，towardsPlanian，isafraidofhisrightwingfromsuchaneighbor。SothatthereadermusttakehisMapagain。
Or，ifhecarenotforsuchthings，lethimskip，andleavemesolitarytomysadfunction；tillwecanmeetoneasierground，andreportthebattlewhichensued。Daunhustleshisrightwingbackoutofthatdangerousproximity；wheelshiswholerightwingandcentreninetydegreesround，soastoreachoutnowtowardsKolin，andlieonthenorthslopeoftheKamhayekridge；placeshisleftwingENPOTENCE（gibbet—wise），hangingroundthewesternendofsaidKamhayek，itssouthernextremityatSwoyschitz，itsnorthernatHradenin，where（notamilefromPlanian）hisrightwinghadformerlybeen；——withotherintricatemovementsnotworthfollowing，undermyquestionableguidance，onaMapwithunpronounceablenames。EnoughtosaythatDaun’srightwingisnowfareastatKrzeczhorz，wellbeyondChotzemitz，whereaboutshiscentrenowcomestostand（andmostofhishorseTHERE，boththewingsbeinghillyandrough，unfitforhorse）；——andthat，thisbeingnearlythelastofDaun’sshiftingsandhustlingsforthepresent，orindeedinessentialrespectstheverylast，readersmayaswellnotetheabovemainpointsinit。
Hustledintothisstillstrongerplace，withwheelingandshoving，whichlastedtoalatehour，Dauncomposeshimselfforthenight。
Heliesnow，withcentreandrightlookingnorthward，prettymuchparalleltothePlanian—KolinorPrag—ViennaHighway，andaboutamilesouthofthesame；extremepostsextendingalmosttoKolinonthatside；leftwingwellplantedENPOTENCE；Kamhayekridge，northfaceandwestendofit，completelyhisonboththeexposedorAnti—Prussianfaces。Friedrichfeelsuncertainwhetherhehasnotgonehiswaysaltogether；butproposestoascertainbybreakofday。
BybreakofdayFriedrichstarts，havingclearedoffcertainPandourswarmsvisibleinplacesofdifficulty，whogoonfirstnotice，andwithoutshotfired。[Lloyd，i。61etseq。（orTempelhof’sTranslation，i。151—164）；Tempelhof’sownAccountis，i。179—196；Retzow’s，i。120—149（fewererrorsofdetailthanusual）；Kutzen，DerTagvonKolin（Breslau，1857），ausefullittlecompilationfrommanysources。Veryincorrectmostofthecommonaccountsare；Kausler’s
Schlachten，Jomini，andthelike。]MarchesthroughPlanianintwocolumns，alongtheKolinHighwayandtonorthofit；
marcheson，fourorfivemilesfarther，nothingvisiblebuttheskirtsofretiringPandours，——"Daun’srear—guardprobably？"——
FriedrichhimselfiswithZiethen，whohasthevanguard，asFriedrich’swontis，eagerlyenoughlookingout；reachesacertainInnonthewayside（WIRTHSHAUS"ofSlatislunzorGOLDEN—SUN，"saytheModernBooks，——thoughIamdriventothinkitNovomiesto，nearerPlanian；butwillnotquarrelonthesubject）；Innofgoodheightforonething；andthere，mountingtothetop—storyorperhapstheleads，descriesDaun，stretchingfarandwide，leantagainsttheKamhayek，inthesummermorning。WhatasightforFriedrich:"BiggameSHALLbeplayed，then；deathsure，thisday，tothousandsofmen:andtome——？Well！"
Friedrichcallshalt:restherealittle；toconsider，examine，settlehow。Ahotclosemorning；restforanhourortwo，tillourrearfromKaurzimcomeup:horsesandmenwillbethebetterforit，——horsescanhaveamouthfulofgrass，mouthfulofwater；
someofthem"hadnodrinklastnight，solateingettinghome。"
Poorquadrupeds，theyalsohavetogetintoablazeofbattle—ragethisday，andbeblowntopiecesagreatmanyofthem，——inaquarrelnotoftheirseeking！Horseandriderarealikesatisfiedonthatlatterpoint；silentlyreadyforthetaskTHEYhave；
anddeafonquestionsthatarebottomless。
AtthisHostelryofNovomiesto（notofSlatislunzor"GOLDEN—SUN"
atall，whichisa"Sun"fallendismallyeclipsedinotherways["TheInnofSlati—Slunzwasburnt，abouttwentyyearsago；
nothingofitbutthestonewallsnowdatesfromFriedrich’stime。
Itisabiggishsolid—lookingHouseoftwostories（whethereverofthree，Icouldnotlearn）；standspleasantly，atthecrownofalongrisefromKolin；——andinwardly，alas，inourday，offerslittlebutbadsmellsandnegativequantities！Onlytheground—
floorisnowinhabited。Fromthefront，yourviewnorthward，Nimburgway，acrosstheElbeValley，isfertile，wide—waving，pretty:butrearward，upstairs，——havingwithdifficultygotpermission，——youfindbarebalks，tatteredfeathers，severalhundredweightofpigeon’sdung，andnooutlookatall，exceptintowallsofoffice—housesandtheoverhangingbrowofHeights，——fatal，clearly，toanyviewofDaun，evenfromathirdstory！"（TOURIST’S
NOTE，1858。）——Tempelhof（UBISUPRA）seemstohaveknowntheright，place；not，Retzow，oralmostanybodysince:andindeedthequestion，exceptforexpresslyMilitarypeople，isofnomoment。]），Friedrichhaltedforthreehoursandmore；sawDaundevelopinghimselfintonewOrderofBattle，"everypartofhispositionvisible；"consideredwithhiswholemightwhatwastobetrieduponhim；——andaboutnoon，havingmadeuphismind，calledhisGenerals，insightofthephenomenonitselfthere，togivethemtheirvariousordersandinjunctionsinregardtothesame。ThePlanofFight，whichwasthoughtthen，andisstillthoughtbyeverybody，anexcellentone，——restingonthe"obliqueorderofattack，"
Friedrich’sfavoritemode，——was，ifthereaderwilltakehisMap，conceivableasfollows。
Daunhasbythistimedeployedhimself；inthreelines，ortwolinesandareserve；onthehigh—lyingChampaignsouthofthePlanian—KolinGreatRoad；south，sayamile，andoverthecrestsoftherisingground，orKamhayekridge，sothatfromtheGreatRoadyoucanseenothingofhim。Hisline，swayinghereandtherealittle，totakeadvantageofitsground，extendsnearlyfivemiles，fromeasttowest；pointingtowardsPlanianside，theleftwingofit；fromPlanian，eastward，thewayFriedrichhasmarched，Daun’sleftwingmaybefourmilesdistant。Ontheotherside，Daun’srightwing——mainlinealwaysprettyparalleltotheHighway，andpointingrathersouthwardofKolin——reachestothesmallHamletofKrzeczhorz，whichistwomilesoffKolin。InfrontofhiscentreisaVillagecalledChotzemitz（fromwhichforawhile，inthosemonths，theBattlegetsitsname，"BattleofChotzemitz，"byDaun’schristening）:infrontofhim，torightortoleftofChotzemitz，aresomefourorevensixotherVillages（dimrusticHamlets，invisiblefromtheHighRoad），everyVillageofwhichDaunhaswellbesetwithbatteries，withgoodinfantry，nottospeakofCroatpartieshoveringabout，ordismountedPandourssquattedinthecorn。ThateasternmostVillageofhisisspelt"Krzeczhorz"
（unpronounceabletomankind），adirtylittleplace；inandroundwhichtheBattlehaditshingeorcardinalpoint:theothers，asabstruseofspelling，allbutequallyimpossibletothehumanorgans，wewillforbeartoname，exceptincaseofnecessity。
HalfamilebehindKrzeczhorz（letuswriteitKreczor，forthefuture:whatcanwedo？），isathinlittleOak—wood，bushesmainly，butwithsparsetreestoo，whichisnowquitestubbedout，thoughitwasthenimportantenough，andplayedagreatpartintheresultofthisday’swork。Radowesnitz，apronounceablelittleVillage，halfamilefartherorsouthwardoftheOak—bush，isbeyondtheextremityofDaun’sposition；lowdownonamarshylittleBrook，whichoozesthroughlakesandswampstowardsKolin，inthenortherlydirection。
MostoralloftheseVillagesareonlittleBrooks（naturalthirstsoleadingthem）:alwayssomelittlerunletofwater，notsoswampywhenthereisanyfallforit；ingenerallivelywhenitgetsovertheridge，andbecomesvisiblefromthisHighway。Anditiscurioustoseewhataconsiderabledell，orgreenascendingchasm，thislittlethreadofwater，workingatallmomentsforthousandsofyears，hashollowedoutforitselfintheslopingground；makingagreatmilitaryobstacle，ifyouaremountingtoattackthere。
PoorCzechHamletsallofthem，dirty，dark，mal—odorous，ignorant，abhorrentofGermanspeech；——inwhatnookthoseinarticulateinhabitants，divingundergroundatagreatratethismorning，havehiddenthemselvesto—day，Iknownot。Thecountryconsistsofknollsandslopes，withswampsintermediate；riseshigheronthePlanianside；butexceptthetopofthatKamhayekridgeonthePlanianside，and"Friedrich’s—Berg"ontheKolinside，thereisnothingthatyoucouldthinkofcallingaHill，thoughmanyBooks（andevenFriedrich’sBook）rashlysayotherwise。Friedrich’s—Berg，nowsocalled，isonthenorthsideoftheHighway:halfamilenortheastwardofSlatislunz，themal—odorousInn。Aconicalheightofperhapsahundredandfiftyfeet；risesrathersuddenlyfromthestill—slopingground，checkingtheslopethere；onwhichtheAustrianpopulationshavebuiltsomememoriallately，notabletoTourists。HereFriedrich"stoodduringtheBattle，"saythey；
andthePrussians"hadabatterythere。"Whichremainsuncertaintome，atleastthebatterypartofit:thatFriedrichhimselfwasthere，nowandthen，canbebelieved；butnotthathekept"standingthere"forlongtogether。Friedrich’s—BergdoescommandsomeviewoftheKreczorscene，whichattimeswascardinal，atothersnot:butFriedrichdidnotstandanywhere:"oftenestinthethickofthefire，"saythosewhosaw。
Friedrich，fromhisInnnearPlanian，seeinghowDaundeployshimself，considershimimpregnableontheleftwing；impregnable，too，infront:notsoontheKreczorside，rightflankandrear；
butcapableofbeingrolledtogether，ifwellstruckatthere。
Thithertherefore；thatishisvulnerablepoint。Marchalonghisfront:quietlyparallelindueOrderofBattle，tillwecanbendround，andplungeinuponthat。TheVan，whichconsistsofZiethen’sHorseandHulsen’sInfantry；Van，havingfacedtorightatthepropermomentandsobecomeLeftWing，willattackKreczor；
probablycarryit；eachDivisionfollowingwillinlikemannerfacetorightwhenitarrivesthere，andfalloninregularsuccessioninsupportofHulsen（atHulsen’srightflank，ifHulsenbefoundprospering）:ourRightWingistorefuseitself，andbeasaReserve，——nofightingontheroad，youothers，butsteadytowardsHulsen，incontinualsuccession，allyou；nofacinground，nofightinganywhere，tillwegetthither:——"March！"
Thewordisgivenabout2P。M。；andall，ontheinstant，isinmotion；rollssteadilyeastward，intwocolumns，whichwillbecomeFirstLineandSecond。OnealongtheHighway，thesecondatduedistanceleftwardonthegreenground，nohedgeorotherobstacleobstructinginthatpartoftheworld。Daun’sbatteries，ontheright，spitattheminpassing，tonopurpose；sputtersofPandourmusketry，fromcoverts，theremaybe:Prussiansfinelydisregarding，passalong；flowingtide—liketowardsTHEIRgoalandplaceofchoice。Animpressivephenomenoninthesunnyafternoon；
withDaunexpectantofthem，andtheCzechpopulationswellhiddenunderground！——
Ziethen，vanmostofall，findsNadastiandhisAustriansquadronsdrawnacrosstheHighway，hitherwardoftheKreczorlatitude:
ZiethendashesonNadasti；tumbleshissquadronsandhimaway；
clearstheRoad，andKreczorneighborhood，ofNadasti:driveshimquiteintothehollowofRadowesnitz，wherehestoodinactivefortherestoftheday。HulsennowatthelevelofKreczor（inthelatitudeofKreczor，aswephrasedit），halts，facestoright；
stifflypressesup，openshiscannon—thunders，hisbayonet—chargesandplatoon—firesuponKreczor。Stifflypressingup，inspiteoftheviolentcounter—thunders，HulsendoesmanageKreczorwithoutverymuchdelay，completelyenough，andlikeaworkman；takesthebattery，twobatteries；overturnstheInfantry；——inaword，hasseizedKreczor，and，asnewtenant，swepttheold，andtheirlitter，quiteout。OfallwhichZiethenhasnowthechase，andbynomeanswillneglectthatduty。Ziethen，drivingtheroutbeforehim，hasdrivenitinsomeminutespastthelittleOak—woodabovementioned；and，orratherBUT，——whatismuchtobenoted，——istheretakeninflankwithcannon—shotandmusketry，DaunhavingputbatteriesandCroatpartiesintheOak—wood；andisforcedtodrawbridle，andgetoutofrangeagain。
Hulsen，advancingtowardsthislittleOak—wood，issurprisedtodiscover，notthewoodalone，butastrongAustrianforce，footandhorse，torearofit；——suchhadbeenDaun’sandNadasti’sprecaution，onviewofthoseFriedrichphenomena，flowingonfromPlanian，guessedtobehitherward。AtsightofwhichWoodandfoot—
party，Hulsen，nonewBattalionhavingyetarrivedtosecondhim，pauses，merelycannonadingfromthedistance，tillnewBattalionsshallarrive。Unhappilytheydidnotarrive，ornotinduequantityatthesettime，——forwhatreason，bywhatstrangemistake？menstillaskthemselves。Probablybymoremistakesthanone。
Enough，Hulsenstrugglinghereallday，withreinforcementsneveradequate，didtaketheWood，andthenloseit；didtakeandlosethisandthat；——butwasunabletomakemoreofitthankeephisgroundthereabouts。Aresoluteman，saysRetzow，butwithoutinventionofhisown，orheadtomendthemistakesofothers。
InandaboutKreczor，Hulsendidmaintainhimselfwithmoreandmoretenacity，tillthegeneralavalanche，fruitofsadmistakessweptHIM，quitespasmodicallystrugglingatthatperiod，offtotheedgeofit，andalltheotherscleanaway！Mistakeshavebeentorightwards，oneoreventwo，thefruitofwhich，smallatfirst，sufficestoturnthebalance，andendsinanavalanche，orprecipitousdescentofruinonthePrussiansideOnemistaketherewas，mileswestwardontherightwing；duetoMannstein，ourtooimpetuousRussianfriend，Mannsteinwelltoright，whilemarchingforwardaccordingtoorder，hasCroatmusketryspittinguponhimfromamidthehighcorn，toaninconvenientextent:suchwasthecommonlot，whichothershadborneanddisregarded:perhapsitwasbeyondtheaverageonMannstein，orMannstein’spatiencewaslessinfinite；anywayitprovokedMannsteintoboilover；andinanevilmomenthesaid，"ExtinguishmethatCroatcanaille，then！"RegimentBornstedtfacedtoright，accordingly；tooktoextinguishingtheCroatcanaille，whichofcoursefledatonce，orsquattedcloser，butcamebackwithreinforcements；drewMannsteindeeperin，fatallydelayedBornstedt，andprovedwidelyruinous。Fornowhestoppedthewaytothosefollowinghim:regimentsmarchingontorearofMannsteinseeMannsteinhalted，volleyingwiththeAustrians；askthemselves"How？Istherenewordercome？Attacktobeinthispoint？"
AndsuccessivelyfallontosupportMannstein，astheoneclearpointinsuchdubiety。SothatthewholerightwingfromRegimentBornstedtwestwardisstormingupthedifficultsteeps，inhotconflictwiththeAustriansthere，wheresuccessagainstthemhadbeenjudgedimpracticable；——andthereisnownoreserveforceanywheretobeappliedtoinemergency，forHulsen’sbehooforanother’s；andthePlanofBattlefromMannsteinwestwardhasbeenfatallyoverturned。PoorMannstein，thereisnodoubt，committedthiserror，beingtoofieryaman。Surelytohimitwasnoluxury，andhepaidthesmartforitinskinandsoul:"badlywoundedinthisbusiness；"nay，indirectsequel，notmanyweeksafter，killedbyit，asweshallsee！——
ToMannstein’smistake，Friedrichhimself，inhisaccountofKolin，mainlyimputesthedisasterthatfollowed；andsuch，thenandafterwards，wastheuniversaljudgmentinmilitarycircles；
loadingthememoryoftooimpetuousMannsteinwiththewhole。
[SeeRetzow，i。135；Templehof，i。214，220。]MuchtalktherewasinPrussianmilitarycircles；buttheremustalsohavebeenanadmirablesilenceonthepartofsome。ToThreePersonsitwasknownthatanotherstrangeincidenthadhappenedfarahead，fareastward，ofMannstein’sposition:incidentwhichdidnotbyanymeanstendtoalleviate，whichcouldonlystrengthenandwiden，theevilresultsofMannstein；andwhichmighthaveliftedpartoftheloadfromMannstein’smemory！NottillthepresentCentury，afterthelapseofalmostfiftyyears，wasthissecretslowlydugoutofsilence，andsubmittedtomoderncuriosity。
Theincidentisthis；——neverwhisperedoffornearfiftyyears（sosilentwerethethree）；andendlesslytossedaboutsincethat；
thesenseofitnotunderstoodtillalmostnow。[SeeRetzow，i。
126；Berenhorst；&c。&c。；——thenFINALLYKutzen，pp。99，217。]
Thethreepartieswere:KingFriedrich；MoritzofDessau，leadingonthecentrehere；Moritz’syoungNephewFranz，HeirofDessau，abriskladofseventeen，learningWarhereasAide—de—camptoMoritz:theexactspotisnotknowntome，——probablythegroundnearthatInnofSlatislunz，orGolden—Sun；betweenthefootofFriedrich’s—Bergandthat:——factindubitable，thoughkeptdarksolong。Moritzismarchingwiththecentre，ormainbattle，thatway，intendingtowheelandturnhillwards，Kreczor—wise，asperorder，certainfurlongsahead；whenFriedrich（having，soIcanconceiveit，seenfromhisHill—top，howHulsenhaddoneKreczor，altogetherprosperousthere；andwhatendlesscapabilitytherewasofprosperingtoalllengthsandspeedingthegeneralwinning，wereHulsenbutsupportedsoonenough，werethereanysafeshort—cuttoHulsen）dashedfromhisHill—topinhothastetowardsPrinceMoritz，Generalofthecentre，intendingtodirecthimuponsuchshort—cut；andhastilysaid，withOlympianbrevityandfire，"FacetorightHERE！"WithJove—likebrevity，andinsuchblazeofOlympianfireaswemayimagine。Moritzhimselfisofbrief，crabbed，fierymind，briefintemper；andanswerstotheeffect，"Impossibletoattacktheenemyhere，yourMajesty；posturedastheyare；andwewithsuchordersgoneabroad！"——"Facetoright，I
tellyou！"saidtheKing，stillmoreOlympian，andtooemphaticforexplaining。Moritz，Ihope，paused，butratherthinkhedidnot，beforeremonstratingthesecondtime；neitherperhapswashisvoicesolowasitshouldhavebeen:itiscertainFriedrichdashedquiteuptoMoritzatthissecondremonstrance，flashedouthissword（theonlytimeheeverdrewhisswordinbattle）；andnow，gonealltomereOlympianlightningandthundertone，asksinTHISattitude，"WILLER（WillHe）obeyorders，then？"——Moritz，fallensilentofremonstrance，withgloomyrapidityobeys。
PrinceFranz，theyoungNephewofMoritz，alonewitnessedthisscene；scenetobelockedinthreefoldsilence。Inhisoldage，FranzhadwhisperedittoBerenhorst，hisbastardHalf—Uncle，afamedmilitaryCritic，——whoisstillinthehighestreputethatway（Berenhorst’sKRIEGSKUNST，andotherdeepBooks），andisrecognizable，toLAYreaders，foranabstrusestrongjudgment；
withequalstrengthofabstrusetemperhiddenbehindit，andveryprivatelyadeepgrudgetowardsFriedrich，scarcelyrepressibleonopportunity。FromBerenhorstitirrepressiblyoozedout；
["HeinrichvanBerenhorst[anaturalsonoftheOldDessauer’s]，inhisBetrachtungenuberdieKriegskunst，isthefirstthatalludestoitinprint。（Leipzig，1797，——pageinSECONDedition，1798，isi。219）。"]muchmoretoFriedrich’sdisadvantagethanitnowlookswhenwhollyseeninto。Notchangeofplan，notruinouscapriceonFriedrich’spart，asBerenhorst，Retzowandotherswouldhaveit；onlyexcessofbrevitytowardsMoritz，andaccidentoftheOlympianfirebreakingout。
Friedrichischargeablewithnothing，exceptperhaps（whatMoritzknowstheevilof）tryingforashort—cut！Suchisnowthereceivedinterpretation。PrinceFranz，tohislastday，refusedtospeakagainonthesubject；judiciouslyrepentant，wecanfancy，ofhavingspokenatall，andbroughtsuchamatterintothestreetsandtheirpie—powderadjudications。[InKUTZEN，pp。217—237，alongdissertationonit。]Forthepresent，heisAdjutanttoMoritz，busyobeyingtotheletter。
Friedrich，withdrawingtohisHeightagain，andlookingbackonMoritz，findsthatheismakingrightinupontheAustrianline；
whichwasbynomeansFriedrich’smeaning，hadnothebeensobrief。Friedrich，doubtlesswithpain，remembersnowthathehadsaidonly，"Facetoright！"andhadthengotintoOlympiantempest，whichleftthingsdarktoMoritz。"HALB—LINKS，Halftoleftwithal！"hedespatchesthatnewordertoMoritz，withtheutmostspeed:"Facetoright；THEN，forwardhalftoleft。"HadMoritz，atthefirst，gotthatcommentarytohisorder，therehadprobablybeennoremonstranceonMoritz’spart，noOlympianscenetokeepsilent；andMoritz，takingthatdiagonaldirectionfromthefirst，hadhitinatorbelowKreczor，attheverypointwherehewasneeded。Alasforoverhaste；short—cuts，iftheyaretobegood，oughtatleasttobemadeclear！Moritz，ontheneworderreachinghim，doesinstantlysteerhalf—left:buthearrivesnowaboveKreczor，strikestheAustrianlineonthissideofKreczor；
disjoinedfromHulsen，wherehecandonogoodtoHulsen:inbrief，Moritz，andnowthewholelinewithhim，havetodoasMannsteinandsequelaredoing，attackinface，notinflank；andtrywhat，intheproportionofonetotwo，uphill，andagainstbatteries，theycanmakeofitinthatfashion！
Andso，fromrightwingtoleft，mileslong，thereisnowuniversalstormofvolleying，bayonet—charging，thunderofartillery，case—
shot，cartridge—shot，andsulphurousdevouringwhirlwind；
thewrestleverytoughandfurious，especiallyontheassaultingside。Here，asatPrag，thePrussiantroopswereoneandallinthefire；eachdoingstrenuouslyhisutmost，nocomplainttobemadeoftheirperformance。Moreperfectsoldiers，Ibelieve，wererarelyorneverseenonanyfieldofwar。Butthereisnoreserveleft:
Mannsteinandtherest，whoshouldhavebeenreserve，andataGeneral’sdisposal，weseewhattheyaredoing！Invain，ornearlyso，isFriedrich’stacticormanoeuvringtalent；whatnowistheretomanoeuvre？Allisnowgoneupintoonecombustion。Tofanthefire，tobehere，there，fanningthefirewhereneedshows:thisisnowFriedrich’sfunction；"everywhereinthehottestofthefight，"
thatisallweatpresentknowofhim，invisibletousotherwise。
Thisdeath—wrestlelastedperhapsfourhours；tillsevenortowardseighto’clockintheJuneevening；thesunvergingdownwards；
issuestilluncertain。
And，infact，atlasttheissueturneduponahair；——suchtheempireofChanceinWarmatters。CautiousDaun，itiswellknown，didnotliketheaspectofthething；cautiousDaunthinkstohimself，"IfwegetpushedbackintothatCampofyesternight，downtheKamhayekHeights，andrightintotheimpassableswamps；
thereverseway，HeightsnowHIS，notours，andimpassableswampswaitingtoswallowus？Wreckcomplete，andsurrenderatdiscretion——！"Daunwritesinpencil:"TheretreatistoSuchdol"
（Kuttenbergway，southward，wherewehaveheightsagainandmagazines）；Daun’sAide—de—campisgallopingevery—whitherwiththatimportantDocument；andGeneralsarepreparingforretreataccordingly，——oneGeneralontherightwinghas，visiblytoHulsenandus，hiscannonoutofbattery，andunderwayrearwards；
awelcomesighttoHulsen，who，withimperfectreinforcement，istoughlymaintaininghimselfthereallday。
AndnowtheDaunAide—de—camp，soChancewouldhaveit，cannotfindNostitztheSaxonCommandantofHorseinthatquarter；findsa"SaxonLieutenant—ColonelB———"（"Benkendorf"allBooksnowwritehimplainly），who，byanotherlittlechance，hadbeenstillleftthere:"CantheHerrLieutenant—ColoneltellmewhereGeneralNostitzis？"Benkendorfcantell；——willhimselftakethemessage:
butBenkendorflooksintotheimportantPencilDocument；thinksitpremature，wasteful，andthatthecontraryisfeasible！persuadesNostitzsotothink；persuadesthisregimentandthat（Saxon，Austrian，horseandfoot）；thoughthecannoninretreatgotrundlingpastthem:"Merelyshiftingtheirbattery，don’tyousee:——Steady！"And，infine，organizes，ofSaxonandAustrianhorseandfootinpromisingquantity（SaxonsingreatfuryonthePirnascore，nottosaytheStriegau，andotheroldgrudges），anewunanimousassaultonHulsen。
Theassaultwasfurious，andbecameevermoreso；atlengthirresistibletoHulsen。Hulsen’shorse，pressingonastovictory，areatlasthurledback；couldnotberallied；[Thatof"RUCKER，WOLLTIHREWIGLEBEN，Rascals，wouldyouliveforever？"withthe"Fritz，foreightgroschen，thisdaytherehasbeenenough！"——istobecountedpuremyth；notunsuccessful，initswitheredkind。]
fairlyfled（someofthem）；confusingHulsen’sfoot，——footisbroken，instantlyranksitself，asthemannerofPrussiansis；
ranksitselfinimpromptusquares，andstandsfiercelydefensiveagain，amidtheslashingandcareering:wrestleofextremefury，saythewitnesses。"ThisforStriegau！"criedtheSaxondragoons，furiouslysabring。[Archenholtz，i。100。]Yes；andistherenothingtoaccountofPirna，andthelaterscores？Scoresunliquidated，verymanystill；buttheendis，Hulsenisdrivenaway；
retreats，Parthian—like，down—hill，somespace；whosesadexamplehastospreadrightwardslikeapowder—train，tillallareinretreat，——northward，towardsNimburg，istheroad；——andtheBattleofKolinisfinished。
FriedrichmadevehementefforttorallytheHorse，torallythisandthat；buttonopurpose:oneaccountsayshedidcollectsomesmallbody，andmarchedforthattheheadofitagainstacertainbattery；but，inhisrear，manaftermanfellaway，tillLieutenant—ColonelGrant（not"LeGrand，"assomecallhim，andindeedthereisanACCENTofScotchinhim，stillaudibletoushere）hadtoremark，"YourMajestyandIcannottakethebatteryourselves！"UponwhichFriedrichturnedround；and，findingnobody，lookedattheEnemythroughhisglass，andslowlyrodeaway[Retzow，i。139。]——onadifferenterrand。
SeeingtheBattleirretrievablylost，henowcalledBevernandMoritztohim；gavethemchargeoftheretreat——"ToNimburg；
crossElbethere[fifteengoodmilesaway]；andinthedefilesofPlanianhaveespecialcare！"andhimselfrodeoffthitherward，hisGarde—du—Corpsescorting。Retzowsays，"aswarmoffugitivehorse—
soldiers，baggage—people，groomsandledhorsesgatheredinthetrainofhim:theselatter，atonepoint，"RetzowhasheardinOppositioncircles，"rushedup，galloping:’Enemy’shussarsuponus！’andsetthewholepartytothegallopforsometime，tilltheyfoundthealarmwasfalse。"[Ib。i。140。]OfFriedrichweseenothing，exceptasifbycloudymoonlightinanuncertainmanner，throughthisandtheothersmallAnecdote，perhapssemi—mythical，andtrueonlyintheessenceofit。
Daungavenochaseanywhere；onhisextremelefthehad，perhapsaspreparativeforchasing，orderedoutthecavalry；"GeneralStampachandcavalryfromthecentre，"withcannon，withinfantryandappliances，toclearawaythewrecksofMannstein，andwhatstillstands，torightofhim，onthePlanianHighwayyonder。
ButStampachfound"obstaclesofground，"wetobstaclesandalsodry，——Prussianposts，smallerandgreater，whowouldnotstirahand—breadth:infact，analtogetherdeadlystormofNegative，spontaneousontheirpart，fromtheindignantregimentsthereabouts，King’sFirstBattalion，andtwoothers；whoblazedoutonStampachinanextraordinarymanner，tearingtoshredseveryattemptofhis，themselvesstiffassteel:"Die，allofus，ratherthanstir！"And，infact，thesecondmanofthesepoorfellowsdiddiethere？[Kutzen，p。138（fromthecanonical，or"STAFF—OFFICER’S"enumeration:seeSUPRA，p。403n。）。]SothatBevern，Commanderinthatpart，whowasabsentspeakingwiththeKing，foundonhisreturnanewbattlebrokenout；whichhedidnotforbidbutencourage；tillStampachhadenough，andwithdrewinrathertorncondition。This，ifthisweresomepreparativeforchasing，waswhatDaundidofit，inthecavalryway；andthiswasall。Theinfantryhestrictlyprohibitedtostirfromtheirposition，——"Nosaying，ifwecomeintothelevelground，withsuchanenemy！"——andpassedthenightunderarms。Faronourleft，orwhatwasonceourleft，Ziethenwithallhissquadrons，nayHulsenwithmostofhisbattalions，continuedsteadyontheground；
andmarchedawayattheirleisure，asrear—guard。
"Itseemed，"saysTempelhof，insplenetictone，"asifFeldmarschallDaun，likeagoodChristian，wouldnotsufferthesuntogodownonhiswrath。Thisday，nearlythelongestintheyear，heallowedthePrussiancavalry，whichhadbeatenNadasti，tostandquietonthefieldtilltenatnight[tillnine]；hedidnotsendasinglehussarinchaseoftheinfantry。Hestoodallnightunderarms；andnextdayreturnedtohisoldCamp，asifhehadbeenafraidtheKingwouldcomeback。Arrivingtherehimself，hecouldsee，aboutteninthemorning，behindKaurzimandPlanian，thewholePrussianBaggagefallenintosuchacoilthatthewagonswerewithdifficultygotonwayagain；neverthelessheletit，undercoverofthegrenadierbattalionManteuffel，goinpeace。"
[Tempelhof，i。195。]Amanthatforcautionandslownesscouldmakenouseofhisvictory！
TheAustrianforceintheFieldthisdayiscountedtohavebeen60，000；theirlossesinkilled，woundedandmissing，8，114。
ThePrussians，whobegan34，000instrength，lost13，773；ofwhomprisoners（includingallthewounded），5，380。Theirbaggage，wehaveseen，wasnotmeddledwith:theylost45cannon，22flags，——alossnotworthadding，incomparisontothissorehavoc，forthesecondtime，intheflowerofthePrussianInfantry。[Retzow，i。
141（whosenumbersareapttobeinaccurate）；Kutzen，p。144（whodependsontheCanonicalSTAFF—OFFICERAccount）。]
ThenewsreachedPragCampattwointhemorning（Sunday，19th）:
tothesorrowfulamazementoftheGeneralsthere；who"stoodallsilent；onlythePrinceofPrussiabreakingoutintoloudlamentationsandaccusations，"whichevenRetzowthinksunseemly。
FriedricharrivedthatSundayevening:andtheSiegewasraised，nextday；withnexttonohindranceorinjury。WithnoneatallonthepartofDaun；whowasstillstandingamongtheheightsandswampsofPlanian，——busysinging，orshooting，universalTE—DEUM，withverygreatrollingfireandotherpomp，thatdaywhileFriedrichgatheredhisSiege—goodsandgotonmarch。
THEMARIA—THERESAORDER，NEWKNIGHTHOODFORAUSTRIA。
NotonguecanexpressthejoyoftheAustriansoverthisvictory，——
vouchsafedthem，inthismanner，byLieutenant—ColonelBenkendorfandthePowersabove。Miraculously，behold，theyarenotupontheretreattoSuchdol，atdouble—quick，andinraggedever—lengtheningline；butstandhere，keepingrankallnight，onthePlanian—KolinuplandoftheKamhayek:——behold，theyhaveactuallybeatenFriedrich；forthefirsttime，notbeenbeatenbyhim。
ClearlybeatenthatFriedrich，bysomemeansorother。Withsucharesult，too；considerit，——drawnswordwasatourthroat；
andmarvellouslynowitisturnedrounduponhis（ifDaunbealert），andwe——letusrejoicetoalllengths，andsingTE—DEUMandTE—DAUNUMwithonethroat，tilltheHeavensechoagain。
Therewasquiteahurricane，orlengthenedstorm，ofjubilationandtripudiationraisedatViennaonthisvictory:NewORDEROF
MARIATHERESA，insuitableOlympianfashion，withnoendofregulatingandinaugurating，——withDaunthefirstChiefofit；
and"PensionstoMerit"aconspicuouspartoftheplan，wearegladtosee。Itsubsiststothisday:thegrandestMilitaryOrdertheAustriansyethave。Whichthendeafenedtheworld，withitsinfinitesolemnities，patentings，discoursings，trumpetings，foragoodwhile。Aswasnatural，surely，tothathighImperialLadywiththemagnanimousheart；tothatloyalsolidAustrianPeoplewithitspudding—head。DaunisatthetopoftheTheresaOrder，andofmilitaryrenowninViennacircles；——ofLieutenant—ColonelBenkendorfIneverheardthathegottheleastpensionorrecognition；——continuedquietlyamilitaryliontodiscerningmen，fortherestofhisdays。["DiedatDresden，GeneralofCavalry，"
5thMay，1801（Rodenbeck，i。338，339）。]
Nayonce，onDauu’sTE—DEUMday，hehadakindofrecognition；——andeven，bygoodaccident，cantellusofitinhisownwords:
[Kutzen（citingsomeBIOGRAPHYofBenkendorf），p。143。]——
"Iwassentfortohead—quartersbyatrumpeter，"——Benkendorfwas，——"whenallwasreadyfortheTE—DEUM。FeldmarschallDaunwaspleasedtosayatsightofme，’ThatasIhadhadsomuchtodowiththevictory，itwasbutrightIshouldthankourHerrGottalongwithhim。’Havingnochangeofclothes，——astheservant，whowastohaveauniformandsomelinensreadyforme，hadgallopedoffduringtheFight，andourbaggagewasallgonetorearward，——
ItriedtohustleoutofsightamongthecrowdofImperialOfficersallingala:butthereigningDukeofWurtemberg[Wilhelmina’sSon—in—law，aperverseobstinateHerr，growingevermoreperverse；
oneofWilhelmina’ssadafflictionsinthesedays]calledmetohim，andsaid，’Hewouldgivehiswholewardrobe，couldhewearthatdustycoatwithsuchhonorasI！’"——yes；andtriedhard，inhisperverseway，forsomesuchthing；butnevercould，asweshallsee。
HowluckythatPolishMajestyhadsomeremainsofCavalrystillatWarsawinthePirnatime；thattheyweremadeintoaSaxonBrigade，andtakenintotheAustrianservice；BrigadeofthreeRegiments，NostitzforChief，andthisBenkendorfaLieutenant—Colonel，amongthem；——andthatPolishMajesty，thoughhimselflost，hasbeenthesavingofAustriatwicewithinoneyear！
ChapterV。
FRIEDRICHATLEITMERITZ，HISWORLDOFENEMIESCOMINGON。
OfFriedrich’snight—thoughtsatNimburg；howheslept，andwhathisdreamswere，wehavenoaccount。Seldomdidaweariedheartsinkdownintoobliviononsuchterms。Bynarrowmiss，thegamegone；andwithsuchresultsahead。Itwasarightvaliantplungethisthathemade，withallhisstrengthandallhisskill，homeupontheheartofhischiefenemy。Toquenchhischiefenemybeforeanothercameup:itwasavaliantplan，andvaliantlyexecuted；
andithasfailed。TodictatepeacefromthewallsofVienna:
thatlayonthecardsforhimthismorning；andatnight——？
Kolinislost，thefruitofPragVictorytooislost；andSchwerinandnewtensofthousands，unreplaceableforworthinthisworld，arelost；muchislost！Courage，yourMajesty，allisnotlost，younot，andhonornot。
TotheyoungGrafvonAnhalt，ontheroadtoNimburg，heisrecordedtohavesaid，"Don’tyouknow，then，thateverymanmusthavehisreverses（MAISNESAVEZ—VOUSDONCPASQUECHAQUEHOMME
DOITAVOIRSESREVERS）？ItappearsIamtohavemine。"[Rodenbeck，i。309。]Andmorevaguely，intheAnecdote—Books，ismentionofsomestanchruggedlypiousoldDragoon，whobrought，inhissteelcap，fromsomefine—flowingwellhehaddiscovered，adraughtofpurewatertotheKing；oldMotherEarth’sowngift，throughherruggedDragoon，exquisiterefectiontothethirstyweariedsoul；
andspoke，inhisDragoondialect，——"Nevermind，yourMajesty！
DERALLMACHTIGEandwe；Itshallbemendedyet。’TheKaiserinmaygetavictoryforonce；butdoesthatsendustotheDevil（DAVON
HOLTUNSDERTEUFEL—NICHT）！’"——wordsofroughcomfort，whichwerewelltaken。
Nextmorning，severalBooks，andmanyDrawingsandSculpturesofadimunsuccessfulnature，giveusviewofhim，atKimburg；
sittingsilent"onaBRUNNEN—ROHR"（FountainApparatus，waste—pipeorfeeding—pipe，toohighforconvenientsitting）:heisstoopingforwardthere，hiseyesfixedontheground，andisscratchingfiguresinthesandwithhisstick，asthebrokentroopsreassembleroundhim。Archenholtzsays:"HesurveyedwithspeechlessfeelingthesmallremnantofhisLife—guardofFoot，favoriteFirstBattalion；1，000strongyesterdaymorning，hardly400now；"——gonetheothers，inthatfuriousAnti—Stampachoutburstwhichendedtheday’swork！"AllsoldiersofthischosenBattalionwerepersonallyknowntohim；theirnames，theirage，nativeplace，theirhistory[thepickofhisRuppinregimentwasthebasisofit]:inoneday，Deathhadmowedthemdown；theyhadfoughtlikeheroes，anditwasforhimthattheyhaddied。Hiseyeswerevisiblywet，downhisfacerolledsilenttears。"[Archenholtz，i。104，101；Kutzen，pp。259，138；Retzow，i。142。]
InpublicIneversawothertearsfromthisKing，——thoughinprivateIdonotwarranthim；hissensibilities，littleasyouwouldthinkit，beingverylivelyandintense。"Towork，however！"
ThisKingcanshakeawaysuchthings；andisnotgivenovermuchtoretrospectionontheunalterablePast。"Likedewdropsfromthelion’smane"（asisfigurativelysaid）；thelionswiftlyrampantagain！Therewasmanifoldswiftordering，consideringanddetermining，atNimburg，thatday；andtowardsnightFriedrichshotrapidlyintoHead—quartersatPrag，where，byorder，thereis，asthefirstthingofall，averyrapidbusinessgoingon，wellforwardbythetimehearrives。
Tofoldone’sSiege—gearandArmyneatlytogetherfromthoseTwoHill—tops，andmarchawaywiththemsafe，insightofsomanyenemies:thishastobethefirstandrapidestthing；ifthisbefoundpossible，asonecalculatesitmay。Afterwhich，theworldofenemies，heldintheslipsolong，willrushinfromallthefourwinds，——unknownwhitherward；onemustwaittoseewhitherwardandhow。
Friedrich’sHistoryfortheremainingsixmonthsofthisYearfalls，accordingly，intothreeSections。SectionFIRST:Waitinghowandtowardswhatobjectshisenemies，theAustriansfirstofall，willadvance；——thislastsforaboutamonth；FriedrichwaitingmainlyatLeitmeritz，onguardtherebothofSaxonyandofSilesia，tillthisslowlydeclareitself。Slowly，perhapsalmoststupidly，butbynomeanssatisfactorilytoFriedrich，aswillbeseen！
Afterwhich，SectionSECONDofhisHistorylastsabovetwomonths；
Friedrich’senemiesbeingallgottotheground，andunitedinhopeandresolutiontooverwhelmandabolishhim；buttheirplans，positions，operationssoextremelyvariousthat，foralongtime（endofAugusttobeginningofNovember），Friedrichcannottellwhattodowiththem；andhastoscatterhimselfintothinthreads，androamabout，chieflyinThuringenandtheWestofSaxony，seekingsomethingtofightwith，andfindingnothing；gettingmoreandmoreimpatientofsuchpaltrymisery；attimesnighdesperate；
andhabituallydriftingondesperationasonaleeshoreinthenight，despiteallhisefforts。Till，inSectionTHIRD，whichgoesfromNovember5th，throughDecember5th，andintotheNewYear，hedoesfindwhattodo；anddoesit，——inaforevermemorableway。
ThreeSections；ofwhichthereadershallsuccessivelyhavesomeidea，ifheexerthimself；thoughitisonlyinsnatches，suggestivetoanactivefancy，thatwecanpromisetodwellonthem，especiallyontheFirstTwo，whichlieprettymuchunsurveyableinthosechaoticrecords，likeaworld—widecoilofthrums。Letusbeswift，inFriedrich’sownmanner；andtrytodisimprisonthesmallportionsofessential！Here，partlyfromEye—witnesses，aresomeNotesinregardtoSectionFirst:
[Westphalen，GeschichtederFeldzugedesHerzogsFerdinand（andaPrivateJournalofW。’sthere），ii。13—19；
Retzow；&c。]——
"SUNDAY，19thJUNE，At2A。M。，MajorGrantarrivesatPrag[musthavestartedinstantlyafterthatof"Wetwocannottakethebattery，yourMajesty！"]——goestoPrinceFerdinandofBrunswick，interimCommanderontheZiscaberg，withorderToraiseSiege。
Consternationonthepartofsome；worse，onthePrinceofPrussia’spart；theotherskeptsilenceatleast，——andsetinstantlytowork。OnbothHills，thecannonsareremoved（acrossMoldautheZisca—Hillones），batteriesdestroyed，Siege—gearneatlygatheredup，togoinwagonstoLeitmeritz，thencebyboattoDresden；allthisliesreadydone，thedangerouspartofitdone，whenFriedricharrives。
"MONDAY，20th，beforesunrise，Siegeraised。AtthreeinthemorningFriedrichmarchesfromtheZiscaberg；toeastwardhe，toAlt—Bunzlau，thencetoAh—Lissa，"——Nimburgway，withwhatobjectsweshallsee。"MarshalKeith’sfineperformance。Keith，fromtheWeissenberg，doesnotmarch，suchpackingandloadingstill；
allthebaggagesandartilleriesbeingwithKeith。NottillfourintheafternoondidKeithmarch；butbeautifullythen；andfoldedhimselfaway，——rear—guardunderSchmettau’retreatingcheckerwise，’
nothingbutTolpatcheriesattemptingonhim，——westward，Budin—ward，withoutlossofalinstock，nottospeakofguns。VeryprettilydoneonthepartofKeith。ByBudin，toLeitmeritz，he；wheretheKingwilljoinhimshortly。"
Friedrich’serrandinAlt—Lissa，eastward，whileKeithwentwestward，was，Tobewithinduearm’s—lengthoftheMoritz—Bevern，orbeatenKolinArmy，whichiscomingupthatway；intendingtotakepost，anddoitsbest，inthoseparts，withZittauMagazineandtheLausitztorearofit。OneofourEye—witnesses，aHerrWestphalen，FerdinandofBrunswick’sSecretary，——who，withhisChief，gotintowiderfieldsbeforelong，——yieldstheseadditionalparticularsfacetoface:——
"TUESDAY，21stJUNE，1757。King’sHead—quartersinLissaorneighborhoodtillFridaynext；whichiscentralforboththesemovements，——Thursday，orderssevenregimentsofhorsetoreinforceKeith。Nosymptomyetofpursuitanywhere。
"FRIDAY，24th。PrinceMoritzwiththeKolinArmymadeappearance，allsafe，andistocommandhere；KingintendingforKeith。
Afterdinner，andthedueinterchangeofbattalionstothatend，Kingsetsoff，withPrinceHenri，towardsKeith；Head—quarterinAlt—Bunzlauagain。SATURDAYNIGHT，atMelnick；SUNDAY，Gastorf:
MONDAYNIGHT，27thJUNE，Leitmeritz；KinglodgesintheCathedralClose，insightofKeith，whoisontheoppositesideofElbe，——butthetownhasaBridgeforto—morrow。’Neverwasaquietermarch；
nottheshadowofaPandourvisible。TheDuke[Ferdinand，myChief，Chatham’sjewelthatistobe，andprecioustoEngland]hassufferedmuchfroma’——infact，fromaCOURSDEVENTRE，temporarybowel—derangement，whichwasverytroublesome，owingtotheexcessiveheatsbyday，andcoldnessofthenights。
"TUESDAY，28th。JunctionwithKeith，——Bridgerightlysecured，duepartyofdragoonsandfootleftontherightbank，tooccupyaheightwhichcoversLeitmeritz。’ClearingofthePascopol’（thatis，sweepingthePandoursoutofit）isthefirstbusiness；
ColonelLoudonwithhisPandours，amostswiftsharpcuttingman，beingnowhereinthoseparts；doingadealofmischief。Threedaysago，Saturday，25th，Keithhadsentsevenbattalions，withthepropersteel—besoms，onthatPascopolaffair；Tuesday，onjunction，Majestysendsthreemore:jobdoneonWednesday；reported’done，’——
thoughIshouldnotbesurprised，"saysWestphalen，"ifsomelittlehighwayrobberystillwentonamongtheMountainsupthere。"
No；——andbeforequittinghold，whatisthisthatLoudon（ontheverydayoftheKing’sarrival，June27th），ontheoldFieldofLobositzoveryonder，hasmanagedtodo！GeneralMannstein，woundedatKolin，happened，withothersinlikecase，tobepassingthatway，towardsDresdenandbettersurgery，——whenLoudon’sCroatssetuponthem，scatteringtheirslightescort:"Quarter，onsurrender！
Prisoners？""Never！"answeredMannstein；"Never！"thattooimpetuousman，startingoutfromhiscarriage，andsnatchingamusket:andwasinstantlycutdownthere。Andsoends；——amanofstronghead，andofheartonlytoostrong。[Preuss，ii。58；
Militair—Lexikon，iii。10。]
FromPragonwards，herehasbeenadelicatesetofoperations；
perfectlyexecuted，——thankstoFriedrich’srapidityofshift，andalsotothecautiousslowlypuzzlingmindofDaun。HadDaunusedanydiligence，hadDaunandPrinceKarlbeenbroadawake，togetherorevensingly！ButFriedrichguessedtheyseldomorneverwere；
thattheywouldspendsomedaysinpuzzling；andthat，withdespatch，hewouldhavetimeforeverything。Daun，wecouldobserve，stoodsingingTE—DEUM，greatlyatleisure，inhisoldCamp，20thJune，whileFriedrich，fromthefirstgrayofmorning，anddiligentlyalldaylong，waswithdrawingfromthetrenchesofPrag，——Friedrich’speople，selfandgoodsgettingfoldedoutinthefinestgradation，andwithperfectsuccess；noDauntohinderhim，——DaunleisurelydoingTE—DEUM，fortymilesoff，helpingontheWRONGsidebythatexertion！[Cogniazzo，ii。367。]——"PoorBrowne，heisdeadofhiswounds，inPragyonder，"writesWestphalen，inhisLeitmeritzJournal，"newscametousJuly1st:mensaid，’Ah，thatwaswhytheylayasleep。’"
TillJune26th，DaunandKarlhadnotunited；nor，exceptsendingoutLoudonandCroats，doneanything，eitherofthem。Sunday，June26th，atPodschernitzontheoldFieldofPrag，aweekandadayafterKolin，theydidgettogether；stillseeminglyalittlepuzzled，"ShallwefollowtheKing？ShallwefollowMoritzandBevern？"——nothingclearforsometime，excepttosendoutPandourpartiesuponboth。Moritz，sincepartingwiththeKinginAlt—
Bunzlauneighborhood，hasgonenorthwardsomemarches，thirtymilesorso，toJUNG—Bunzlau，——meetingofIserandElbe，surelyagoodposition:——Moritz，onreceiptofthesePandourallowancesofhis，writestotheKing，"ShallweretreatonZittau，then，yourMajesty？StraightuponZittau？"FancyFriedrich’sastonishment；——
whowellintendstoeattheCountryfirst，perhapstofightiftherebechance，andatleasttolieOUTSIDEthedoorsofSilesiaandtheLausitz，aswellasofSaxonyhere！——andanswers，withhisownhand，ontheinstant:"YourDilectionwillnotbesomad！"