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While the battle was raging , the Hereditary Prince had done his share of the work , had fallen upon Gohfeld , crushed the French division guarding it , cutting the French from their magazines and rendering their position untenable . They received the news that evening , and at once commenced their retreat , Broglio towards Frankfort and Contades straight for the Rhine . The latter was obliged to abandon all his baggage , and many of his guns ; and his army , by the time it had reached the Rhine , had become a mere rabble . The general was at once recalled in disgrace , and Broglio appointed commander-in-chief ; although by failing to carry out the orders he had received , to fall upon the allies left at five in the morning , he had largely contributed to the defeat that had befallen Contades . Chapter 17 : Unexpected News . The fury of the British cavalry , at the shameful inactivity in which they had been maintained , was unbounded ; and their commander , if he moved from his tent , was saluted with hisses and jeers by the troopers . It was not for long , however ; for as soon as the news was known at home , he was ordered to return .