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Foreign News
January 18, 1794
Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Extract from a Dublin letter dated Oct. 29 reports that Prince de Cobourg and Austrian forces surrounded and defeated the French army near the Sambre River, resulting in 40,000 French casualties, achieved through a successful feint.
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Full Text
Extract of a letter, received last Saturday, by a gentleman in this city, dated Dublin, Oct. 29.
"An express to the Lord Lieutenant, brings intelligence, that the Prince de Cobourg had surrounded and beaten the French army, by which the latter lost 40,000 men. The Austrians having passed the river Sambre, forced all their works. The glory of the day, was in some degree, owing to a successful feint of the Prince de Cobourg's falling back, by which he ensnared and turned the left flanks of the French line."
"An express to the Lord Lieutenant, brings intelligence, that the Prince de Cobourg had surrounded and beaten the French army, by which the latter lost 40,000 men. The Austrians having passed the river Sambre, forced all their works. The glory of the day, was in some degree, owing to a successful feint of the Prince de Cobourg's falling back, by which he ensnared and turned the left flanks of the French line."
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Prince De Cobourg
Austrian Victory
French Defeat
River Sambre
Battle Feint
What entities or persons were involved?
Prince De Cobourg
Lord Lieutenant
Where did it happen?
River Sambre
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
River Sambre
Key Persons
Prince De Cobourg
Lord Lieutenant
Outcome
french army lost 40,000 men
Event Details
An express brought intelligence to the Lord Lieutenant that the Prince de Cobourg had surrounded and beaten the French army. The Austrians passed the river Sambre and forced all their works. The success was partly due to a feint by Prince de Cobourg falling back, ensnaring and turning the left flank of the French line.