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Foreign News
May 9, 1795
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
British army in Europe reaches Osnaburg amid winter hardships; frostbite disables a few men, no enemy losses, mocked as pursuit by 'General Frost' over Sans Culottes.
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PHILADELPHIA, May 1.
The British army on the European continent has for some time past been hid in a fog; we receive this day however an account of the issue of their late change of position; they have reached Osnaburg and have taken an advantageous post there no doubt. Their only loss during this military evolution has been a few men disabled by being frost bitten. They lost nothing by the fire of the Sans Culottes, but swear terribly at the injury they have received from the new general entitled order the republican banners, viz. general Frost, who not only occasioned their falling back from their former position but pursued them, it seems, on their route.
The British army on the European continent has for some time past been hid in a fog; we receive this day however an account of the issue of their late change of position; they have reached Osnaburg and have taken an advantageous post there no doubt. Their only loss during this military evolution has been a few men disabled by being frost bitten. They lost nothing by the fire of the Sans Culottes, but swear terribly at the injury they have received from the new general entitled order the republican banners, viz. general Frost, who not only occasioned their falling back from their former position but pursued them, it seems, on their route.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
War Report
What keywords are associated?
British Army
European Continent
Osnaburg
Frostbite
Sans Culottes
General Frost
Where did it happen?
Osnaburg
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Osnaburg
Outcome
a few men disabled by frostbite
Event Details
The British army on the European continent moved to Osnaburg and took an advantageous post. They suffered no losses from Sans Culottes fire but were hindered by severe cold weather, described as 'general Frost,' which caused them to fall back and pursued them on their route.