Chapter IV.--BATTLE OF KOLIN. 

On and after June 9th, the bombardment at Prag abated, and never rose to briskness again; the place of trial for decision of that Siege having flitted else-whither, as we said. About that time, rumors came in, not so favorable, from the Duke of Bevern; which Friedrich, strong in hope, strove visibly to disbelieve, but at last could not. Bevern reports that Daun is actually coming on, far too strong for his resisting;--in other terms, that the Siege of Prag will not decide itself by bombardment, but otherwise and elsewhere. Of which we must now give some account; brief as may be, especially in regard to the preliminary or marching part. 

Daun, whose light troops plundered Brandeis (almost within wind of the Prussian Rear) on the day while Prag Battle was fighting, had, on that fatal event, gradually drawn back to Czaslau, a place we used to know fifteen years ago; and there, or in those neighborhoods, defensively manoeuvring, and hanging upon Kuttenberg, Kolin, especially upon his Magazine of Suchdol, Daun, always rather drawing back, with Brunswick-Bevern vigilantly waiting on him, has continued ever since; diligently recruiting himself; ranking the remains of the right wing defeated at Prag; drawing regiments out of Mahren, or whencesoever to be had. Till, by these methods, he is grown 60,000 strong; nearly thrice superior to Bevern; though being a "Fabius Cunctator" (so called by and by), he as yet attempts nothing. Forty thousand in Prag, with Sixty here in the Czaslau Quarter, [Tempelhof, i. 196; Retzow (i. 107, 109) counts 46,000+66,000.] that makes 100,000; say his Prussian Majesty has two-thirds of the number: can the Fabius Cunctator attempt nothing, before Prag utterly famish?  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What date did the bombardment of Prag abate?
2. The bombardment of Prag started to abate on what day?
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Q2:
1. Did the bombardments of Prag start up again following June 9th?
2. Did Prag continue to be bombarded following June 9th?
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Q3:
1. What is the name of the person whose troops had sacked Brandeis?
2. Brandeis had been sacked by whose troops?
3. 
Q4:
1. What is the name of the town where Daun's army drew back to?
2. Daun's army drew back to which town?
3. 
Q5:
1. Did Daun's army use defensive or offensive tactics in order to win the battle?
2. Was the battle won by Daun's army thanks to defensive or offensive tactics?
3. 
Q6:
1. Was Daun able to amass more soldiers into his army?
2. Did Daun succeed in amassing more soldiers into his army?
3. 
Q7:
1. What was the size of Daun's army following the gathering of more soldiers?
2. How many soldiers were in Daun's army once he has amassed more soldiers?
3. 
Q8:
1. Daun managed to amass soldiers from which two battles?
2. What were the names of the battles that Daun used to amass soldiers into his army?
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Q9:
1. Did Daun receive good or bad news from the Duke of Bevern?
2. Did the Duke of Bevern give good or bad news to Daun?
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Q10:
1. What was the news that the Duke of Bevern gave to Daun?
2. What news did Daun receive from the Duke of Bevern?
3. 
Q11:
1. Did the Duke of Bevern feel confident that his army could resist Daun's army?
2. Did the Duke of Bevern believe in the abilities of his army to resist Daun's army?
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Q12:
1. Daun's army was how many times larger than Bevern's?
2. The size of Daun's army was how many times larger than the size of Bevern's forces?
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