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p - the beginning of winter, the aliied armies brokeT,XVI * up, with great discontents and complaints on all1674 ’ sides.

The allies were not more successful in otherplaces. Lewis in a few weeks reconquered Branchescomte. In Alsace, Turenne displayed, again sia much superior enemy, all that military skill,which had long rendered him the most renownedcaptain os his age and nation. By a sudden andforced march, he attacked and beat at Sintzheim,the duke of Lorrain, and Caprara, general of theImperialists. Seventy thousand Germans pouredinto Alsace, and took up their quarters in thatprovince. Turenne, who had retired into Lorrain*returned unexpectedly upon them. He attackedand defeated a body of the enemy at Mulhaufen.He chased from Colmar the elector of Branden-burgh, who commanded the German troops. Hegained a new advantage at Turkhcim. Andhaving dislodged all the allies, he obliged themto repass the Rhine, full of st'.ame for their musttiplied defeats, and still more, of anger andcomplaints against each other.

In England, all these events were consideredby the people with great anxiety and concern;though the king and his ministers affected greatindifference with regard to them. Considerablealterations were about this time made in theEnglish ministry. Buckingham was dismissed*who had long, by his wit and entertaininghumor, postessed the king’s favor. Arlington*now chamberlain, and Dauby the treasurer,

possessed