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MG-A(G.759.044
8 Nov 1759:11 (757)
Prague, August 6. The 30th of last month Marshal Daun's
army quitted the neighbourhood of Mark-Lissa, and occupied a
new camp near Lauban. The head-quarters of his Excellency
are fixed at Liehtenau, a town within half a league of
Lauban. By means of this position we can easily lend a hand
to the Russians, and make all our operations keep pace with
theirs. We hear that the Generals Laudohn and Haddick have
joined their army. The latter directed his march by Pribus
and Bobersberg, in such a manner that the enemy knew nothing
of it. The Russians themselves not knowing who it was,
began to cannonade him when he approached; but he
immediately informed them by a trumpeter, that he was come
to pay them a very civil visit, with a good number of
friends: . . . [8 lines] Thus the banks of the Oder, where
so much blood has already been shed, are likely to become
the theatre of more tragic scenes this campaign.
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