A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War
CHAPTER V
Insufficiency of the British Preparations for 1744 103
Saxe's Operations 104
Wade paralysed by the Dutch and Austrians 105
Stair's Plan of Campaign 106
Inactivity of Dutch and Austrians; Wade Resigns 107
Ligonier's proposals for a great effort in 1745 108
Cumberland appointed to the Command 109
The French Position at Fontenoy 110
Battle of Fontenoy 111
Cumberland's False Movements after Fontenoy 121
Extreme Peril of his situation 122
Recall of the Army to England 123