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Foreign News
August 13, 1793
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An American gentleman's letter from London, June 5, expresses confidence that France cannot be subdued despite potential captures of Conde and Valenciennes, due to strong fortifications like Lisle preventing allied advances, and doubts French inferiority in the field.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
Extract of a letter from an American gentleman of information, who has lately passed through France and the Netherlands, to his friend in this town, dated London June 5.
--"I am very confident that the French cannot be subdued; and in case Conde and Valenciennes should be taken, the combined powers will not be a single step nearer the object they aim at, than they are at present; because Lisle, and several other towns are so strongly fortified, that it is impossible they should advance into the country, even were they superior in the field, which I am sure is not the case."
--"I am very confident that the French cannot be subdued; and in case Conde and Valenciennes should be taken, the combined powers will not be a single step nearer the object they aim at, than they are at present; because Lisle, and several other towns are so strongly fortified, that it is impossible they should advance into the country, even were they superior in the field, which I am sure is not the case."
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Military Campaign
What keywords are associated?
French War
Fortifications
Conde
Valenciennes
Lisle
Combined Powers
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Event Date
London June 5
Event Details
The writer, having passed through France and the Netherlands, opines that the French cannot be subdued; even if Conde and Valenciennes are taken, the combined powers will not advance due to strong fortifications in Lisle and other towns, and asserts the French are not inferior in the field.