When was it published?

June 22, 1739 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News June 22, 1739

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Emperor, Count Wallis, Prince Eugene, Turks

Q: What keywords are associated?

Vienna Report, Hungarian Army Command, Count Wallis, Danube Save Defenses, Turkish Ships Blockade, River Obstacles

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

From Vienna: Emperor grants Count Wallis unlimited command of Hungarian army, akin to Prince Eugene. To block Turkish ships on Danube and Save, anchors with chains holding spiked tree trunks are placed, preventing passage; redoubts built on shores.

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They write from Vienna, that when the Emperor conferred the Command in Chief of the Army in Hungary upon Count Wallis, his Imperial Majesty granted this General the same unlimited Power of making such Marches as he should think convenient, and giving Battle when he should think fit, as was given to the late Prince Eugene. To prevent the Turks from taking Ships upon the Danube and the Save, there have been cast in different Places of these Rivers, Anchors with large Chains fix'd to them, which hold the Trunks of Trees full of Iron Spikes. These Anchors are at so little Distance from each other, that the smallest Bark cannot pass between them. Redoubts are likewise erected upon the Shore to hinder the Enemy from destroying these Works.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign War Report

What keywords are associated?

Vienna Report Hungarian Army Command Count Wallis Danube Save Defenses Turkish Ships Blockade River Obstacles

What entities or persons were involved?

Emperor Count Wallis Prince Eugene Turks

Where did it happen?

Hungary

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Hungary

Key Persons

Emperor Count Wallis Prince Eugene Turks

Outcome

unlimited command granted to count wallis; river defenses established to block turkish ships.

Event Details

Emperor confers command in chief of Hungarian army on Count Wallis with unlimited power for marches and battles, similar to Prince Eugene. Anchors with chains and spiked tree trunks placed in Danube and Save to prevent Turkish ships from passing; redoubts erected on shores.