File:1758 Assault on Bork.jpg

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Summary

Map of the French assault on Bork on September 29, 1758

Key to the map:

1. The French cross the Lippe at Lünen.
2. Allied pickets in the woods give the alarm. The Allies surprised.
3. The French advance their infantry through the thickets.
4. The French cavalry keep the high road.
5. The Allies have time to throw one btn and 2 guns into Bork.
6. The French plant 4 batteries on an eminence and cannonade the Allied camp.
7. The Allies find the time to load up and to retire in good order towards Olfen.
8. The French, advancing in the woods, cautiously pursue Holstein's Corps.
9. The Allied rearguard deployed on the plain to oppose them.
10. The French do not attack but retreat to Lünen where they recross the Lippe.

Licensing

Copyright: Dinos Antoniadis

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current21:12, 10 January 2023Thumbnail for version as of 21:12, 10 January 2023833 × 676 (148 KB)RCouture (talk | contribs)Map of the French assault on Bork on September 29, 1758 '''Key to the map''': '''1.''' The French cross the Lippe at Lünen.<br> '''2.''' Allied pickets in the woods give the alarm. The Allies surprised.<br> '''3.''' The French advance their infantry through the thickets.<br> '''4.''' The French cavalry keep the high road.<br> '''5.''' The Allies have time to throw one btn and 2 guns into Bork.<br> '''6.''' The French plant 4 batteries on an eminence and cannonade the Allied camp.<br> '''7.'...

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