red but a small number of casualties,
for the enemy were already shaken before they charged, and had, after
receiving a shattering volley, broken and fled as the regiment charged
with fixed bayonets. Turenne was always anxious to impress upon Hector
the lessons that were to be learned from each action, and while they
were encamped round Hall he went over the events of the campaign with
him on a map.

"You see," he said, "that what I said to you on the evening before
we marched from Dinkelsbuhl has been completely justified. Instead of
manoeuvring so as to fight in the open, we dashed ourselves against this
strong position, with the inevitable consequences, two-thirds of our
army were routed, and the infantry of the centre and right all but
annihilated; and although by hard fighting we on the left gained an
advantage, it was only the impetuous folly of John de Werth that saved
us from destruction. Now, you see, we are in no position to fight
another battle. A victory won in one's own country is decisive for
a considerable time, but a victory in an enemy's country, unless it
involves his disastrous defeat and the utter breakup of his army, is
practically without value. We can receive no reinforcements, for none
can reach us from France in less than a couple of months; the enemy, on
the other hand, have rapidly filled up their ranks, and have received,
or are about to receive, large reinforcements, and as soon as they
advance we must retreat in all haste, sacrifice all the advantages we
have gained, and shall be lucky if we can maintain a footing on this
side of the Rhine.

"Five or six thousand lives have been thrown away and nothing whatever
gained. Now, you see, had we instead of knocking our heads against the
enemy's position, manoeuvred to place ourselves between him and the
Danube, he must have retreated without fighting a battle, for he was
inferior to us in numbers, and we should have been able to go into
winter quarters in Nordlingen and possibly lay siege to Eichstadt.
A genius may win a battle, Campbell, but genius, if accompanied by
impetuosity and a thirst for great victories, will very seldom win
a campaign. I love as well as admire Enghien; he is chivalrous
and generous, he has great military genius; possibly with age his
impetuosity may be tempered with discretion, but at present, although
a brilliant leader, he is not the general that I would choose to serve
under in a long campaign."

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