WewouldbeKinginMahren！\"
TheSaxonsthenhavetomarchforward；butwecanfancywithwhatawill。RutowskyflingsuphiscommandonthisOrder（letushope，fromrheumatismpartly），andgoeshome；leavingtheChevalierdeSaxetopresideinroomofhim。AsforPolastron，heproducesOrderfromBroglio，\"Iglaugot，returnstraightway；\"mustandwillcrossoverintoBohemiaagain；anddoes。Nay，theComtedeSaxehad，privatelyinhispocket，aCommissiontosupersedePolastron，andtakecommandhimself，shouldPolastronmakedifficultiesaboutturningback。PoorPolastronmadenodifficulties:MauriceandhevanishaccordinglyfromthisAdventure，andonlytheunwillingSaxonsremainwithFriedrich。PoorPolastron（\"apoorweakcreature，\"saysFriedrich，\"fitterforhisbreviarythananythingelse\"）fellsick，fromthehardshipsofcampaigning；andsoondied，inthoseBohemianparts。Mauriceisheardof，someweekshence，besiegingEger；——veryhandsomelycapturingEger:[19thApril，1742
（GuerredeBoheme，ii。78—65）。]——onwhichserviceBrogliohadorderedhimafterhisreturn。TheformerCommandantoftheSiege，notveryprogressive，hadjustdied；andBroglio，withreason（allthemoreforhislateMoravianprocedures）waspassionatetohavedonethere。OneofthefirstauspiciousexploitsofMaurice，thatofEger；whichpavedthewaytohisFrenchfortunes，andmoreorlesssublimeglories，inthisWar。Friedrichrecognizeshisingenuities，impetuosities，andsuperiortalentinwar；wrotehigh—flownLettersofpraises，nowandthen，inyearscoming；but，wemayguess，wouldhardlywishtomeetMauriceinthewayofjoint—stockbusinessagain。
FRIEDRICHSUBMERGESTHEMORAVIANCOUNTRIES；，BUTCANNOTBRUNN，WHICHISTHEINDISPENSABLEPOINT。
February19th，thesesadIglaumattersoncesettled，Friedrich，followedbytheSaxons，plungesforwardintoMoravia；