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Description:During the Seven Years War, British troops had been committed sparingly to continental Europe, the English war effort being made overseas in conjunction with the preeminent Royal Navy. However in 1759 the British troops under Ferdinand of Brunswick would achieve a remarkable victory against the French army at the battle of Minden. The battle began with a duel of guns on the wings of the battleline; after an indecisive battering Ferdinand ordered the division containing the British regiments to advance. In a misunderstanding of their orders the British regiments advanced swiftly on the centre of the French army, which was held by cavalry. Battered at close range by French guns the British soldiers grimly held on despite repeated French cavalry charges; in an echo of Cressey the flower of French chivalry was laid low by dogged British vollies. Once Ferdinand saw the penetration of the French lines and the wrecked French cavalry he ordered a general advance which rapidly put the French army to flight earning one the greatest victories of the entire war. In this short volume written by the renowned historian Sir Lees Knowles, are recounted the valiant deeds of the six British regiments that smashed all before them, a victory that is commemorated to this day.Excerpt:The Landrat requested me soon' afterwards to send some more copies of the translation but, few remained in my possession. And so, I decided to write an original a'ccount of the Battle of Minden, approach -ing it from a British point of view. Hence this book, which I hope may be of interest to the public in general, and to military men in particular. There must be errors in it nothing in this world is perfect. One of the greatest difficulties has been to bring into reasonable correctness the great number of proper names. Names with old and new forms, names with British and foreign spelling, names with titles and ranks always hard to appreciate and changing from time to time, present difficulties which only those who have tried to reconcile them can justly estimate.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Minden and the Seven Years' War. To get started finding Minden and the Seven Years' War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: During the Seven Years War, British troops had been committed sparingly to continental Europe, the English war effort being made overseas in conjunction with the preeminent Royal Navy. However in 1759 the British troops under Ferdinand of Brunswick would achieve a remarkable victory against the French army at the battle of Minden. The battle began with a duel of guns on the wings of the battleline; after an indecisive battering Ferdinand ordered the division containing the British regiments to advance. In a misunderstanding of their orders the British regiments advanced swiftly on the centre of the French army, which was held by cavalry. Battered at close range by French guns the British soldiers grimly held on despite repeated French cavalry charges; in an echo of Cressey the flower of French chivalry was laid low by dogged British vollies. Once Ferdinand saw the penetration of the French lines and the wrecked French cavalry he ordered a general advance which rapidly put the French army to flight earning one the greatest victories of the entire war. In this short volume written by the renowned historian Sir Lees Knowles, are recounted the valiant deeds of the six British regiments that smashed all before them, a victory that is commemorated to this day.Excerpt:The Landrat requested me soon' afterwards to send some more copies of the translation but, few remained in my possession. And so, I decided to write an original a'ccount of the Battle of Minden, approach -ing it from a British point of view. Hence this book, which I hope may be of interest to the public in general, and to military men in particular. There must be errors in it nothing in this world is perfect. One of the greatest difficulties has been to bring into reasonable correctness the great number of proper names. Names with old and new forms, names with British and foreign spelling, names with titles and ranks always hard to appreciate and changing from time to time, present difficulties which only those who have tried to reconcile them can justly estimate.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Minden and the Seven Years' War. To get started finding Minden and the Seven Years' War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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