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It was thus decided, and arranged that Larochejquelin should, on the
following evening, leave the main body of the army with all the mounted
men belonging to it, and advance near enough to the camp at Varin to
allow of his being seen and heard by the republicans, and that he should
almost immediately retreat: that a body of infantry should then move on,
and take up a position near to the camp, which should also return after
a while, and that as soon as darkness had come on, a third advance
should be made by a larger body of men, who should, if possible,
approach within musket shot o the trenches, and endeavour to throw the
republicans into disorder. At four o'clock in the morning, the real
attack was to be made by the combined Vendean forces, of which
Cathelineau was to lead the centre, de Lescure the left, consisting of
the men brought by himself and Larochejaquelin from the centre of the
Bocage; and d'Elbee the right, which was formed of men chiefly brought
by M. Bonchamps from the province of Anjou.


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