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Nancy, the chief city of Lorraine, had risen against him, and he besieged it. NARCI THE CHIEF CITY OF LOREN HAD RISEN AGAINST HIM AND HE BESIEGED IT
t his smooth tongue quite overcame the duller intellect of Edward; and in the mean time the English soldiers were feasted and allowed their full swing, the French being strictly watched to prevent all quarrels. So skilfully did Louis manage, that Edward consented to make peace and return home. 4. The Fall of Charles the Bold (1477).--Charles had become entangled in many difficulties. He was a harsh, stern man, much disliked; and his governors in Elsass were fierce, violent men, who used every pretext for preying upon travellers. The Governor of Breisach, Hagenbach, had been put to death in a popular rising, aided by the Swiss of Berne, in 1474; and the men of Elsass themselves raised part of the sum for which the country had been pledged, and revolted against Charles. The Swiss were incited by Louis to join them; René of Lorraine made common cause with them. In two great battles, Granson and Morat, Charles and all his chivalry were beaten by the Swiss pikemen; but he pushed on the war. IS SMOOTH TONGUE QUITE OVERCAME THE DULL INTELLECT OF EDWARD AND IN THE MEANTIME THE ENGLISH SOLDIERS WERE FEASTED AND ALLOWED THEIR FULL SWING THE FRENCH BEING STRICTLY WATCHED TO PREVENT ALL QUARRELS SO SKILFULLY DID LOUIS MANAGE THAT EDWARD CONSENTED TO MAKE PEACE AND RETURN HOME FOUR THE FALL OF CHARLES THE BOLD FOURTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN CHARLES HAD BECOME ENTANGLED IN MANY DIFFICULTIES HE WAS A HARSH STERN MAN MUCH DISLIKED AND HIS GOVERNORS AND ELSAS WERE FIERCE VIOLENT MEN WHO USED EVERY PRETEXT FOR PREYING UPON TRAVELLERS THE GOVERNOR OF BRESAC HAGENBARCH HAD BEEN PUT TO DEATH IN A POPULAR RISING AIDED BY THE SWISS OF BELN IN FOURTEEN SEVENTY FOUR BUT THE MEN OF ELSACE THEMSELVES RAISED PART OF THE SUM FOR WHICH THE COUNTRY HAD BEEN PLEDGED AND REVOLTED AGAINST CHARLES THE SWISS WERE INCITED BY LOUIS TO JOIN THEM RENEE OF LORRAINE MADE COMMON CAUSE WITH THEM IN TWO GREAT BATTLES CASTLE AND MOORE CHARLES AND ALL HIS CHIVALRY WERE BEATEN BY THE SWISS PIKEMEN BUT HE PUSHED ON THE WAR
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