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Foreign News
September 29, 1792
National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Austrian General Latour's attack on the French garrison at Orchies failed, resulting in heavy Austrian losses including Captain Zeiger, despite outnumbering the 600 French defenders.
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Full Text
Leyden, July 25.—It has been an observation, by no means ill founded, that the French when attacked on their own ground, know well how to defend themselves to the best advantage. This was amply proved in the failure of the attack of the Austrian General Latour upon Orchies. The object of this attack was to capture a French detachment that lay in this garrison, in which the Austrians totally failed, besides losing many soldiers, and among the officers M. Zeiger, captain of artillery, whose life was more worth than the whole garrison an hundred times over. The number of Austrians that came to the attack was one thousand. The place was defended by 50 men of a regiment, 50 dragoons, and 500 soldiers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
What keywords are associated?
Austrian Attack
Orchies Garrison
French Defense
General Latour
Captain Zeiger
Military Failure
What entities or persons were involved?
Austrian General Latour
M. Zeiger
Where did it happen?
Orchies
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Orchies
Key Persons
Austrian General Latour
M. Zeiger
Outcome
austrians failed to capture the garrison, lost many soldiers including captain m. zeiger; french successfully defended with 600 men against 1000 austrians.
Event Details
Austrian forces under General Latour attacked the French garrison at Orchies to capture a detachment but failed, suffering significant losses including the artillery captain M. Zeiger. The garrison was defended by 50 infantrymen, 50 dragoons, and 500 soldiers.