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The city was at his mercy , and some of his companions urged him to sack it in revenge for the barbarities committed by Tilly's troops at the capture of Magdeburg . Why not burn the splendid palace of the elector ?
The city was at his mercy , and some of his companions urged him to sack it in revenge for the barbarities committed by Tilly's troops at the capture of Magdeburg . Why not burn the splendid palace of the elector ?
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As a result of ignoring his plans of strategy they were routed at Le Mans ; but La Rochejacquelein raised a fresh band of troops and kept up the hopeless struggle , till he was slain in a skirmish at Nouaille ( March 4 , 1794 ) by a ...
As a result of ignoring his plans of strategy they were routed at Le Mans ; but La Rochejacquelein raised a fresh band of troops and kept up the hopeless struggle , till he was slain in a skirmish at Nouaille ( March 4 , 1794 ) by a ...
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He was a comrade to his troops , and his first tactical aim was to avoid sacrificing them in great pitched battles . He could strike swiftly and surely , however , and under reverses he always maintained the poise of a great captain .
He was a comrade to his troops , and his first tactical aim was to avoid sacrificing them in great pitched battles . He could strike swiftly and surely , however , and under reverses he always maintained the poise of a great captain .
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