mit vollen Lagen

English translation: with a full salvo

12:39 Jul 6, 2019

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Military / Defense / military encounter in 1799

German term or phrase: mit vollen Lagen

I am translating an account of the 1799 campaign during the French revolutionary wars. The Austrians are preparing to bridge a river to get troops across to attack the French. "Ein oesterreiches Batallion in Gross Dettingen beantwortete dieses Feuer mit vollen Lagen." French sentries have become aware of something going on in the middle of the night and fire small arms in the direction of the noise. This is the response to that small arms fire. The next sentence says the artillery joined in. Many thanks in advance for your ideas.

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Local time: 05:20

English translation:with a full salvo

Explanation:
OR with a salvo of fire
salvo:the action of firing several guns at the same time, either in a war or in a ceremony:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/salvo

...bald mit vollen Lagen und bald mit nach einander folgenden Schüssen...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qxQPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP640&lp...

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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:20

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Very helpful, many thanks indeed
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with a full salvo

Lancashireman

with full force

Cillie Swart

with full force/all guns

Michael Martin, MA

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peer agreement (net): +2

with a full salvo

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 90

Grading comment

Very helpful, many thanks indeed

1 hr confidence:

with full force/all guns

Explanation:
The Austrian battaillon returned/opened fire with full force/all guns

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 00:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 64

5 hrs confidence:

with full force

Explanation:
this is related to the word lager or in Afrikaans also leer. All the soldiers counterattacked together in full force.

https://translate.google.co.za/?hl=af#view=home&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=en&text=lager

Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 06:20
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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