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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Prague on Prussian military actions in Bohemia: hiring of incendiaries to set fires, artillery at Landshut, potential command changes if facing Russians, and recent capture of Sebastiaensberg post from Croats with 600 losses.
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Can his Prussian Majesty be ignorant that his Generals have taken into their Pay a Gang of Incendiaries, all Lads from sixteen to twenty Years old?
three of them have been taken up, and immediately confessed that they were retained and paid for setting Fire to as many Places in this Kingdom as they can, throughout which fifteen more of them are dispersed.
It is said that the Prussian army at Landshut has five hundred Pieces of Cannon, one hundred of which are Twenty-four and Eighteen Pounders.
If the King marches in Person against the Russian Army, Prince Henry will supply his Place in Silesia.
The day before yesterday a body of 6000 Prussians forced the Post of Sebastiaensberg, upon the frontiers of Bohemia, which was guarded by a battalion of Croats, who defended themselves very gallantly, but being overpowered by numbers were at length forced to retire, with the loss of 600 men.
The victors remain in Possession of the Post, and General Haddick is marching to 'em.
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Bohemia
Event Date
June 16
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croats retired with the loss of 600 men; prussians remain in possession of the post of sebastiaensberg
Event Details
Prussian Generals hired incendiaries aged 16-20 to set fires in the kingdom; three captured and confessed, fifteen more dispersed. Prussian army at Landshut has 500 cannon, 100 heavy. If King marches against Russians, Prince Henry to command in Silesia. 6000 Prussians forced Post of Sebastiaensberg from Croats, who defended gallantly but retreated.