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Domestic News
December 15, 1795
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Boston report of French forces at Coblentz using straw-filled barges to trick Austrians into firing artillery and forming battle lines at Ehrenbreitstein garrison, likened to the American 'battle of the kegs' on the Delaware during the Revolutionary War.
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BOSTON, December 5.
The French at Coblentz lately played off towards the Austrians a piece of waggery similar to that practiced by our troops on the British, during the late war. They filled several barges with men of straw, and set them afloat. As they approached the garrison of Ehrenbreitstein, the Austrians began a terrible fire of artillery upon the barges ; and as this did not check them, the Austrians drew up in battle array to oppose their landing. Every one remembers the battle of the kegs on the Delaware.
The French at Coblentz lately played off towards the Austrians a piece of waggery similar to that practiced by our troops on the British, during the late war. They filled several barges with men of straw, and set them afloat. As they approached the garrison of Ehrenbreitstein, the Austrians began a terrible fire of artillery upon the barges ; and as this did not check them, the Austrians drew up in battle array to oppose their landing. Every one remembers the battle of the kegs on the Delaware.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
What keywords are associated?
French Ruse
Straw Barges
Austrians
Ehrenbreitstein
Battle Of Kegs
Where did it happen?
Coblentz
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Coblentz
Event Date
Lately
Event Details
The French at Coblentz filled several barges with men of straw and set them afloat towards the Austrians. As the barges approached the garrison of Ehrenbreitstein, the Austrians fired artillery and drew up in battle array to oppose the landing.