The Empire of Austria: Its Rise And Present Power
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Each morning mounds of frozen 19* 442 THE HOUSE OF AUSTEIA.
corpses indicated the places of the night's bivouac. Twelve hundred perished during this dreadful march. Of those who survived, many, at Egra, were obliged to undergo the ampu- tation of their frozen limbs. General Belleisle himself, during the whole retreat, was suffering from such a severe attack ol rheumatism, that he was unable either to walk or ride. His mind, however, was full of vigor and his energies unabated.
Carried in a seda...n chair he reconnoitred the way, pointed out the roads, visited every part of the extended line of march, encouraged the fainting troops, and superintended all the mi- nutest details of the retreat. " Notwithstanding the losses of his army," it is recorded, " he had the satisfaction of pre- serving the flower of the French forces, of saving every cannon which bore the arms of his master, and of not leaving the smallest trophy to grace the triumph of the enemy." In the citadel of Prague, Belleisle had left six thousand troops, to prevent the eager pursuit of the Austrians.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Each morning mounds of frozen 19* 442 THE HOUSE OF AUSTEIA.
corpses indicated the places of the night's bivouac. Twelve hundred perished during this dreadful march. Of those who survived, many, at Egra, were obliged to undergo the ampu- tation of their frozen limbs. General Belleisle himself, during the whole retreat, was suffering from such a severe attack ol rheumatism, that he was unable either to walk or ride. His mind, however, was full of vigor and his energies unabated.
Carried in a seda...n chair he reconnoitred the way, pointed out the roads, visited every part of the extended line of march, encouraged the fainting troops, and superintended all the mi- nutest details of the retreat. " Notwithstanding the losses of his army," it is recorded, " he had the satisfaction of pre- serving the flower of the French forces, of saving every cannon which bore the arms of his master, and of not leaving the smallest trophy to grace the triumph of the enemy." In the citadel of Prague, Belleisle had left six thousand troops, to prevent the eager pursuit of the Austrians.
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