...situation before the battle of Torgaw. The fate of himself and of his army was at stake. His great soul gave way to melancholy presentiments : he hesitated...inclined to charge them with in case of ill success 1 They kept profound silence ; Zieten alone thought proper to break it. " Every thing is possible,...

...and he hesitated, for the first time, on the part he had to act. Undetermined whether he should incur this desperate risk, he held a conference with his...indeed should they have ventured to recommend what the King's own courage had not already suggested, or take upon themselves a responsibility which he...

...whether he should incur the desperate risk of a general action, he held a conference with his Generals; he imparted his doubts and surmises, and in this manner...indeed should they have ventured to recommend what the King's own courage had not already suggested, or take upon themselves a responsibility which he...