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Lists were then made out of the arms and accoutrements which they
possessed, and the men in a rude way were drafted into regiments under
the command of the leaders who had brought them. There was a small body
of cavalry equipped in most various manners, and mounted on horses,
which resembled anything rather than a regular squadron of troopers:
these were under the immediate command of Henri Larochejaquelin.
"Gentlemen," said Cathelineau, "we have, you know, three different
attacks to make, three positions to carry, before we can be masters of
Saumur."
"Yes," said Bonchamps, "there in the camp at Varin on the right, and the
redoubts of Bournan on the left; the fortifications of the town itself
lie between them, and a little to the rear of both."
"Exactly, M. Bonchamps; the town itself, I take, is the easiest task of
the three; but as we are situated it must be the last."
"I think you will find that Varin is their strongest point," said de
Lescure.
"M. de Lescure is right," said Cathelineau.


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