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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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On July 22, 1812, the Earl of Wellington's allied forces decisively defeated Marshal Marmont's army near Salamanca, Spain, capturing 10-12,000 enemy troops, artillery, eagles, and supplies. The French retreated toward Alba de Tormes with allies in pursuit.
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Great Victory over Marmont
We communicate to the public the translation of a supplement to the Courier of Corunna, of the 28th of last month, announcing a splendid victory gained by the earl of Wellington over Marmont, on the 22d of last month. So complete does the Corunna Gazette represent the defeat to have been that the enemy lost from 10 to 12000 men in killed wounded, and prisoners, nearly all their artillery, several eagles, and a great quantity of arms, ammunition, and baggage.
We hasten to lay before our readers the Gazette.
Supplement to the courier of Tuesday, July 28, 1812, received at half past 7 P. M. of the preceding day
The General, chief of the Staff of the 5th and 6th armies, by letter of this day communicates to me the following agreeable intelligence.
"The Captain General in Chief has just received the agreeable news, that on the 22d instant the enemy's army, under Marshal Marmont, was completely defeated in the neighborhood of Salamanca by the allied army under the command of the Marshal General Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, with which is united the third division of the 5th Spanish.
The enemy has lost several eagles, nearly all his artillery, and a considerable quantity of arms, baggage, and ammunition. His loss in killed and wounded is from ten to twelve thousand men, of whom about 2000 are taken, including General Bonet, who is wounded.
The enemy was retreating by Alba de Tormes, and the victorious army in pursuit.
I communicate it to you for your satisfaction and that of the troops. You will observe, that it is his excellency's pleasure that, in the first instance, Thanksgiving shall be offered to the Almighty protector of our cause for so great a success; and that afterwards public demonstrations of joy shall take place, consistently with so fortunate an event.
You will be pleased to make the same known to the commander of any British naval forces at Ferrol or Corunna."
I communicate it to you, that you may immediately announce the intelligence to the public in an extraordinary Gazette.
"PEBRO DUVALOS"
Corunna, 27th July, half past 7 p M.
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Salamanca
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1812 07 22
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the enemy lost from 10 to 12000 men in killed wounded, and prisoners, nearly all their artillery, several eagles, and a great quantity of arms, ammunition, and baggage. the enemy was retreating by alba de tormes, and the victorious army in pursuit.
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The allied army under the command of the Marshal General Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo (earl of Wellington) completely defeated the enemy's army under Marshal Marmont in the neighborhood of Salamanca on the 22d instant. The enemy has lost several eagles, nearly all his artillery, and a considerable quantity of arms, baggage, and ammunition. His loss in killed and wounded is from ten to twelve thousand men, of whom about 2000 are taken, including General Bonet, who is wounded.