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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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On February 14 near Beken, French Republican forces led by Brigadier General Dumonceau and Col. Wattal, numbering 100 men, defeated a superior enemy force of English cavalry and Austrian infantry, killing at least 50, capturing 50 prisoners and 28 horses, with only one French loss.
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Two recent advantages have been gained over the enemies of the Republic.-- The first took place on the 14th of Feb. near Beken, Brigadier General Dumonceau, and Col. Wattal commanding at Pont a Bruck, at the head of a detachment of the 10th regiment of Calvados, and another of the chasseurs of the 13th forming in all a corps of 100 men, met, in patrolling, a body of the enemy, in number at least six times greater, composed of English cavalry and Austrian infantry. They made the attack with Republican courage, and the event was not doubtful, they made at least fifty of the enemy bite the dust, took the same number of prisoners and 28 horses. We lost only a single man, a quarter-master, who is regretted by the whole corps.
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Near Beken
Event Date
14th Of Feb.
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at least 50 enemies killed, 50 prisoners taken, 28 horses captured; one french quarter-master lost.
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A detachment of 100 French Republican soldiers from the 10th regiment of Calvados and chasseurs of the 13th, led by Brigadier General Dumonceau and Col. Wattal, patrolling near Beken, attacked a body of at least 600 enemies consisting of English cavalry and Austrian infantry. The Republicans charged courageously and decisively won the engagement.