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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report on Battle of Torgau (Nov 3): Austrians admit 10-12k losses, claim double for Prussians, but outcomes favor Prussia—regain Torgau, Leipzig, Saxony; Russians flee to Poland; Silesia freed; aid to Prince Ferdinand.
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The Austrian particulars of the battle on the 3d of November are too long to be inserted: It appears that much art is made use of to colour their disgrace on that day; they own the loss of about 10 or 12,000 in killed, wounded and missing, and presume to guess the loss of the Prussians to be double that number. From many paragraphs it appears, that the consequence of this battle to the Prussians, is the recovery of Torgau, Leipsic, and the greatest part of Saxony: the retreat of all the Russians into Poland, and the delivery of Silesia from the insults of the enemy, besides the King of Prussia's being able to send a considerable reinforcement to Prince Ferdinand: These are plain indubitable proofs that the Prussian monarch was victorious at the battle of Torgau: and what is inserted in the Austrian papers to the contrary, is a considerable proof that the present situation of their affairs require such disguisings.
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Torgau
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The 3d Of November
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austrians lost about 10 or 12,000 in killed, wounded and missing; they guess prussian losses double that. prussians recovered torgau, leipsic, and greatest part of saxony; russians retreated into poland; silesia delivered from enemy; king of prussia sent reinforcement to prince ferdinand. prussian victory.
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Austrian accounts of the battle color their disgrace, admitting their losses and exaggerating Prussian ones. Consequences show Prussian victory: recovery of territories, enemy retreat, and reinforcements enabled.