When was it published?

September 29, 1788 in The Daily Advertiser

Foreign News September 29, 1788

The Daily Advertiser

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French Encampments, Alsace, Picardy, Lens Plains, Troop Training, Conseil De Guerre, French Finances

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What is this article about?

The French cabinet has ordered two military encampments starting September 15: one in Alsace and one in the plains of Lens, Picardy. Troops will encamp for six weeks, reportedly to train in a new exercise adopted by the Conseil de Guerre, amid concerns over the financial burden.

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Two encampments are ordered by the French cabinet for the 15th of September: one in Alsace, the other in the celebrated plains of Lens, in Picardy. The troops are to remain encamped six weeks. What may be the object of these encampments we know not: Report says that they are solely for the purpose of training the troops in the new exercise adopted by the Conseil de Guerre. We have only to remark that camps are necessarily attended with extraordinary and heavy expenses, and that without some very solid reason, the French ministry would not subject the treasury to them in the present disordered state of the finances of their country.

What sub-type of article is it?

Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

French Encampments Alsace Picardy Lens Plains Troop Training Conseil De Guerre French Finances

Where did it happen?

Alsace And Picardy, France

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Alsace And Picardy, France

Event Date

15th Of September

Outcome

troops to remain encamped for six weeks; heavy expenses on the treasury due to disordered finances.

Event Details

The French cabinet orders two encampments for the 15th of September: one in Alsace, the other in the plains of Lens in Picardy. The purpose is reportedly to train troops in the new exercise adopted by the Conseil de Guerre.