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garrison of Liege and next day
The confederate army advanced in order to relieve the town; but the king being apprised of its fate, detached ten battalions to reinforce the garrison of Liege, and next day returned to Neer-Hespen.
— from The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of George II. by T. (Tobias) Smollett

gun one leg and no dog
Against such desperate odds how could he hold out longer, reduced as he was to an empty gun, one leg, and no dog?
— from Burl by Morrison Heady

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