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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Philadelphia indicate that Lafayette's French army captured the citadel of Namur after 48 hours of bombardment and assault, killing 3,000 enemies, taking 1,500 prisoners, and losing 200 men. Detachments also seized Mons and Chatleroy, capturing 1,750 prisoners. Locals welcomed the troops.
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PHILADELPHIA, AUG. 14. By a courier arrived at Havre-de-Grace, just as an American vessel was about to sail for New-York, and which had but 27 days passage, the intelligence was received, that the army of M. LA FAYETTE had taken the citadel of Namur, after having cannonaded and bombarded it for 48 hours successively, with a formidable train of artillery, and then carried it by assault, as soon as the breaches were sufficient to render it practicable. The French killed 3000 men, made 1500 prisoners, and only lost 200 men in the action. After the capture of the citadel the French entered the town, where the inhabitants were dressed in the national cockade, and where the three coloured flag was unfurled and ornamented by the cap of liberty.
The citizens offered refreshments to the French troops, who accepted, but paid for what they took.
Detachments of M. de la Fayette's army, surprised and took Mons and Chatleroy, where they made 1750 prisoners.
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Namur
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french forces killed 3000 enemy men, made 1500 prisoners at namur, lost 200 men; made 1750 prisoners at mons and chatleroy.
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The army of M. LA FAYETTE took the citadel of Namur after cannonading and bombarding it for 48 hours with formidable artillery, then carried it by assault. After capture, French entered the town where inhabitants wore national cockade and displayed the three-coloured flag with cap of liberty, offering refreshments which troops paid for. Detachments surprised and took Mons and Chatleroy.