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for a little time, which favoured the retreat of the rest to Falkirk, whence they retired in confusion to Edinburgh. It was now judged necessary by the King's Mini- sters that the army in Scotland should be com- manded by a General in whom the soldiers could confide; and the Duke of Cumberland was chos- en for this purpose. Besides being universally beloved by the troops, it was suggested that the appearance of a prince of the Blood in Scotland, might have a favourable effect on the minds of the people in that kingdom: he therefore began to     make preparations for his northern expedition. In the mean while, the French Minister at the Hague having represented to the States General that the auxiliaries they had sent into Britain were part of the garrisons of Tournay and Den- dermoude, and restricted by the capitulation from bearing arms against France for a certain period, the States thought proper to recal them, rather than come to an open rupture with his Most Christian Majesty. In the room of these troops, six thousand Hessians were transported from Flanders to Leith, where they arrived in the be- ginning of February, under the command of     their Prince Frederick of Hesse, son-in law to      his Britannic Majesty. By this time the Duke of Cumberland had put himself at the head of