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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Captain Shetter with 20 cavalry defeated 160 French horsemen near the Lippe River, capturing prisoners, then destroyed a French convoy of 30 wagons with flour and wine plus 100 oxen near Wezel, taking 30 more prisoners with no losses despite cannon fire.
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Capt. Shetter, with 20 Horse, was on the other Side of the Lippe, fell upon a Party of 160 French Horse, totally defeated them, and made some Prisoners. He went further on towards Wezel, met a Convoy of 30 Waggons, with Flour and Wine, and 100 Oxen, defeated that Party, cut all the Sacks that contained the Flour, and threw it into the River; stove all the Casks of Wine, took again 30 Prisoners, drove the Oxen into the River, 30 of which were drowned, the rest being brought safe to the Army without the Loss of a Man, though fired at by the Cannon of Wezel.
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Lippe And Wezel
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defeated 160 french horsemen with some prisoners taken; destroyed convoy, 30 more prisoners, 30 oxen drowned, rest captured; no losses on allied side.
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Capt. Shetter with 20 Horse crossed the Lippe, defeated 160 French Horse capturing prisoners, then advanced to Wezel, attacked a convoy of 30 wagons with flour and wine and 100 oxen, destroyed supplies by throwing flour into river and staving wine casks, drove oxen into river drowning 30, brought rest to army under cannon fire from Wezel without loss.