II. fC avait pas grand élan, "was not eager for fight

1. 34. qui avaient plus d'une revanche à prendre, The Swiss had

been cruel in warfare. At Estavayer or Stàfis they had massacred the

whole population.

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1. 33. montrait à gauche, Kirk {Charles the Bold, vol. m. pp. 313 — 318) has shown that Michelet and other authors hâve misunderstood the language of the chroniclers. The "narrow way" over the "mountain** which the second colunm of the Swiss followed was the same rough road over a spur of the mountains which the first colunm had taken. The Burgundians really outflanked the Swiss, and Charles thought the battle won ; but the retreat of his first Une, joined with the sudden appearance of the rest of the Swiss army over the Mil, caused a panic among the camp-foUowers which spread to the whole army.

1. 36. la trompe ttUnderwald, The homs of Unterwalden and Uri were known as the Bull and the Cow.

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