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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Lord Wellington's allied forces achieved a complete victory over Marshal Soult's French army near Bayonne in mid-December, repulsing attacks and overthrowing the French after sanguinary battles involving cavalry charges and bayonet fights, with heavy losses on both sides. Wellington blockaded Bayonne and advanced toward Bordeaux.
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VICTORY AT BAYONNE.
Last evening arrived here the Portuguese schooner Viagenta, in 46 days from Lisbon. Capt. Terry of Fairhaven a passenger in the Viagenta, informs that a few hours previous to sailing an express arrived in Lisbon from Lord Wellington, announcing a complete victory over the French army under Marshal Soult. It appears that Lord Wellington had been induced to order the Spanish part of his army to return to the Pyrenees, in consequence of the cruelties exercised by them on the country people in France; that being thus reduced, Soult attacked him on the 10th December & turned his left wing; but was repulsed after a very sanguinary conflict, that on the 12th, 13th and 14th the fighting continued with increased fury, and finally ended in the total overthrow of the French. Capt. Terry says the express reported that the allied cavalry charged the French artillery when in full fire, & carried them: and the infantry on both sides maintained contest with the bayonet, man to man, for several hours.--The number lost we did not learn, but the express stated that the slaughter was very great on both sides. Lord Wellington left a force to blockade Bayonne, and was advanced from that place, 30 miles towards Bordeaux.--The action took place in the open country.
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Bayonne
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10th 14th December
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complete victory over the french army... total overthrow of the french... slaughter was very great on both sides... left a force to blockade bayonne, and was advanced ... 30 miles towards bordeaux
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Lord Wellington ordered the Spanish part of his army to return to the Pyrenees due to their cruelties; Soult attacked on the 10th December and turned his left wing but was repulsed after a sanguinary conflict; fighting continued on the 12th, 13th and 14th with increased fury, ending in the total overthrow of the French; allied cavalry charged and carried the French artillery in full fire; infantry contested with the bayonet man to man for several hours; action in the open country.