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National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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General Custine's letter to the National Convention reports French successes in the siege of Mentz: Austrian and Saxon losses in a sortie on April 11, failed attacks on April 14-15 with 2000 enemy casualties, and ongoing cannonades on April 18, with French troops holding advantageous positions at Wessembourg near Fort Strasburg.
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"I am informed by a sure communication, that in the sortie that took place on the 11th, the Austrians and Saxons sustained considerable loss near Mentz, but they endeavoured, according to their custom, to conceal it from us by carrying off their dead. Our army occupies an advantageous position at Wessembourg, near Fort Strasburg, impossible to dislodge them from it. This position prevents the enemy from working their trenches before Mentz. On the 14th and 15th they attempted new attacks without success. By their own account they lost 2000 men. They have village.
On the 18th there was a very brisk cannonade on both sides; and another has just now taken place while I am writing. I do not know the issue of it, but the success of the troops of the Republic justifies the idea I have always had of this post, and I hope that Mentz will be the grave of the German armies."
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Mentz
Event Date
April 28 (Letter); Events On 11th, 14th, 15th, 18th
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austrians and saxons sustained considerable loss on 11th; lost 2000 men on 14th-15th; french hold advantageous position preventing enemy trenches
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Letter reports sortie on 11th with enemy losses near Mentz; French occupy strong position at Wessembourg near Fort Strasburg; failed enemy attacks on 14th-15th; brisk cannonades on 18th and ongoing