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Foreign News
October 27, 1758
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Intelligence from Amsterdam reports a Prussian victory over Count Daun, with 30,000 prisoners including the field marshal and 13,000 killed. Courier dispatched to British court; news published in Amsterdam.
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NEWPORT, (Rhode Island) October 17.
We have received the following Intelligence from the Master of a Vessel who left Amsterdam the 25th of July: That the Day he left that Place, a Courier from his Prussian Majesty to the Court of Great-Britain, brought Advice, that he had obtained a complete Victory over Count Daun; had taken 30,000 Prisoners, among whom was the Field Marshal Count Daun, and killed 13,000: That the above Account was published at the Stadt House in Amsterdam and that the Courier proceeded directly for London.
We have received the following Intelligence from the Master of a Vessel who left Amsterdam the 25th of July: That the Day he left that Place, a Courier from his Prussian Majesty to the Court of Great-Britain, brought Advice, that he had obtained a complete Victory over Count Daun; had taken 30,000 Prisoners, among whom was the Field Marshal Count Daun, and killed 13,000: That the above Account was published at the Stadt House in Amsterdam and that the Courier proceeded directly for London.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Prussian Victory
Count Daun
30,000 Prisoners
13,000 Killed
Courier To Britain
Amsterdam Intelligence
What entities or persons were involved?
His Prussian Majesty
Count Daun
Field Marshal Count Daun
Where did it happen?
Prussia
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Prussia
Event Date
25th Of July
Key Persons
His Prussian Majesty
Count Daun
Field Marshal Count Daun
Outcome
complete victory; taken 30,000 prisoners, among whom was the field marshal count daun, and killed 13,000
Event Details
A Courier from his Prussian Majesty to the Court of Great-Britain brought Advice of a complete Victory over Count Daun. The account was published at the Stadt House in Amsterdam.