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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Forlorn Hope

Cromwell says, “Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the enemy,” i.e. our horse picket sent forward to reconnoitre approached within a mile of the enemy's camp. (German, verloren.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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