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Foreign News
September 9, 1796
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A former French army soldier from 1793-1795 reports that troops receive unlimited supplies from magazines without cash pay, faring better than civilians, though this has greatly increased war costs and must eventually change.
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A gentleman who served two years in the French army, from 1793 to '95 says, that the soldiers have always fared better than the citizens--that there is no regular issuing of rations, clothing or other supplies to the army. The soldiers receive from the magazines established wherever a body of troops is stationed, every article they want and apply for, as long as there is any thing to issue. They draw cloathing, bread, meat, brandy, &c. as they want them, in such quantities as they please--and being fully fed and supplied, they are contented and happy without receiving one sous in cash for months together. This mode of procedure, tho' it renders the army the most agreeable situation, has increased the expences of the war immeasurably--and must be departed from eventually, which, however can only be done by degrees,
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Military Campaign
What keywords are associated?
French Army
Soldier Supplies
War Expenses
Military Logistics
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Event Date
1793 1795
Outcome
increased war expenses immeasurably; system must be changed by degrees.
Event Details
Soldiers in the French army receive unlimited supplies like clothing, bread, meat, and brandy from magazines without regular rations or cash pay for months, faring better than citizens and remaining content, though this practice has greatly raised war costs.