A General View of the Actual Force And Resources of France in January Mdccxci
A General View of the Actual Force And Resources of France in January Mdccxci
Playfair William
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Firft of all we muft confider the nature of the effort they have already made, which, having been fuccefsful, may lead many people to ( *9 ) to believe, that they are capable of making fuch another, and finally of conquering their enemies. The laft campaign was begun too late in the feaibn by the combined forces, and with too little warmth; they adopted it partly on compulfion, partly through a generous in- tention to fupport the emigrants; and, laftly, were deceived as to the interior ftate of... the country. The whole weight of the campaign was laid upon the army of the king of Pruffia, commanded by the duke of Brunfwick, who led the only body of an army fufficiently great to make any firm refinance. That this general did not take the precau- tions neceflary to fecure his fupplies of pro- vifions is certain ; that he committed feverai great errors is alfo, if not proved, at leaft very ftrongly fufpecled : but waving thefe difcuf- fions at prefent, fuppofe even that Dumourier had all the merit pomble in his condud, the retreat of an army half familhed and difeafed, and in an enemy's country, was not a very great viclory, gained by far mperior forces.
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