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Foreign News
October 27, 1758
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter from Virginia reports the King of Prussia's victory over the Austrian army under Daun on July 14, 1758, following an engagement on July 12; news arrived via a Glasgow ship with letters dated August 3.
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Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Virginia, to the Printer hereof, dated October 1, 1758.
"Last Wednesday we had an Account at York, from Hampton, from a Gentleman of Veracity, That by a Glasgow Ship just arrived there, there were Letters of the 3d of August, giving an Account that an extraordinary Gazette was published with the News of the King of Prussia's Victory over the Austrians, July the 14th. That he engaged on the 12th, and retreated, and afterwards attacked them, and defeated Daun's Army. As this corresponds with the Account by the Grampus Sloop, I make no Question of the Truth of it."
"Last Wednesday we had an Account at York, from Hampton, from a Gentleman of Veracity, That by a Glasgow Ship just arrived there, there were Letters of the 3d of August, giving an Account that an extraordinary Gazette was published with the News of the King of Prussia's Victory over the Austrians, July the 14th. That he engaged on the 12th, and retreated, and afterwards attacked them, and defeated Daun's Army. As this corresponds with the Account by the Grampus Sloop, I make no Question of the Truth of it."
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Prussian Victory
Austrian Defeat
Daun Army
July 1758
King Of Prussia
What entities or persons were involved?
King Of Prussia
Daun
Where did it happen?
Prussia
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Prussia
Event Date
July 14, 1758
Key Persons
King Of Prussia
Daun
Outcome
defeated daun's army
Event Details
The King of Prussia engaged the Austrians on July 12, retreated, then attacked and defeated Daun's Army on July 14. An extraordinary Gazette published the news, confirmed by letters dated August 3 and the Grampus Sloop.