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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Reports from Brussels detail troop movements of the Army of the Sambre and Meuse: initial retreat orders reversed on July 27, leading to marches into the French Republic's interior from areas like Charleroi, Namur, and Givet. Troops carry heavy artillery despite possible maritime intent and show indiscipline, pillaging, and anti-legislative agitation.
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The following are the most certain accounts of the marches and countermarches of the troops of the army of the Sambre and Meuse towards the interior of the Republic.
Some days ago an order arrived for causing all the troops, as well as the artillery who had passed the ancient frontiers of France, to retreat; but on the 27th of July there came very pressing orders from Paris, for all the troops to march into the interior of the Republic. A column instructed come from Charleroi to Namur, set off without resting for Givet. and all the troops in the neighborhood, and the Park of artillery set off on the same night for the interior.
It may be asked why these troops who are said to be destined for a maritime expedition, carry with them such a quantity of artillery and warlike stores? why are they accompanied by flying artillery by four regiments of horse chasseurs, by dragoons and hussars ? Without answering these important questions, we can only say, as a certain fact, that attempts are made to excite the troops against the legislative body. Wherever the detachments of the army of the Sambre and the Meuse have passed, they have shewn the most dreadful want of discipline, pillaging their hosts illusing them, and when the latter complained, stigmatizing them with the names of Chouans and Royalists.
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Interior Of The Republic
Event Date
July 27
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troops show indiscipline, pillaging hosts, ill-using them, and labeling complainants as chouans and royalists; attempts to excite against legislative body.
Event Details
Orders for retreat reversed on July 27 by pressing directives from Paris; troops and artillery from beyond French frontiers march interior. Column from Charleroi to Namur proceeds to Givet without rest; neighborhood troops and artillery park depart same night. Troops, possibly for maritime expedition, carry heavy artillery, stores, flying artillery, four horse chasseurs regiments, dragoons, hussars. Detachments exhibit lack of discipline through pillaging and ill-using hosts.