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Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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Commotions erupted in Dutch towns like Zwoll, Deventer, Zutphen, and Doesberg upon the French decree annexing Holland. Resistance led to clashes with lives lost on both sides; in Zutphen, 12 imprisoned supporters were freed by the populace from prison.
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Some commotions are said to have broken out in Holland, when the decree for annexing that country to France was published. At Zwoll, Deventer, Zutphen, Doesberg, and several other places, where an overwhelming military force was not present, the orders issued on occasion of the incorporation, were resisted by force, and several lives were, in consequence, lost on both sides. At Zutphen, 12 persons were apprehended and imprisoned, for aiding in these proceedings, but the prison was forced by the populace during the night, and the men released.
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Holland
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several lives lost on both sides; 12 persons apprehended in zutphen but released by populace.
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Commotions broke out in Holland upon publication of the decree annexing the country to France. In Zwoll, Deventer, Zutphen, Doesberg, and other places without strong military presence, incorporation orders were resisted by force, resulting in deaths. In Zutphen, 12 individuals aiding the resistance were imprisoned but freed when the populace forced the prison at night.