翻刻
デ」頭上ニ靉靆タリ〇劇戦數回ニ及ビ礟
隊善ク射テ騎兵烈シク突戦シ數時痛ク抗
拒ナセドモ終ニ我右翼破レタリ此時正ニ
四時ナリ〇臣止ムヲ得ズ一旦退軍ヲ命ジ
第一隊第二隊ハ勇悍ナルヲ以テ能ク進ン
デ他ノ兵ノ退陣ヲ護シ能ク歒ヲ防グベキ
故ニ之ヲ以テ殿トナセリ〇此退陣ハ「ニー
デルブロン」ヨリ「サベルン」ニ至ル目的ナリ
此地ハ第五隊ニ屬スル「ゼ子ラル」「ガヨット、デ、
レスパルド」ノ兵正ニ到着シテ爰ニ陣シ且
現代語訳
——〔前頁より続く〕ドの頭上に靉靆たり。○激戦数回に及び、砲隊よく射ち、騎兵は烈しく突撃し、数時間にわたり痛く抗拒したが、ついに我が右翼は破れた。この時、正に四時であった。○臣はやむを得ず、一旦退軍を命じ、第一隊・第二隊は勇悍であるをもって、よく進んで他の兵の退陣を護り、よく敵を防ぐことができるゆえに、これをもって殿軍とした。○この退陣は「ニーデルブロン」より「サベルン」に至ることを目的とする。この地は第五隊に属する「ゼネラル」「ガヨット・ド・レスパルド」の兵が正に到着して、ここに陣を張り、且つ——〔次頁へ続く〕
英語訳
——[continued from previous page] —de's overhead, hanging thick like clouds. ○ The fierce battle continued through several engagements; the artillery fired well, the cavalry charged furiously, and for several hours resistance was maintained with great pain, but in the end our right wing was broken. It was precisely four o'clock at this moment. ○ I [the reporting officer] had no choice but to order a temporary retreat; the First and Second Battalions, being valiant and resolute, were capable of advancing to cover the withdrawal of the other troops and of effectively holding back the enemy, and so they were designated as the rearguard. ○ The objective of this retreat was to proceed from Niederbronn to Saverne. At this location, troops under "General" Guyot de Lespart, belonging to the Fifth Corps, had just arrived and taken up position, and furthermore — [continued on next page]