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Foreign News
April 28, 1807
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
An address circulated to French army outposts by Bennigsen appeals to soldiers, praising their past valor but condemning a tyrant's ambition for dragging them into foreign war against people offering ancient affection.
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The following Address has been circulated at the out posts of the French army:
Soldiers of France; formerly, when foreign armies meditated the conquest of your country, and came even in the bosom of your land to attack you, you repelled them with a valour and perseverance which the whole world admired.
The report of your brilliant exploits reached even us. Your courage, your loyalty, was known to us, and the soldiers of France became the objects of our esteem. But it is no longer your country which demands your efforts,
A war foreign to your interests tears you from your families, your friends, your home. A tyrant whose insatiable ambition knows no bounds, drags you into distant climates, and sheds the blood of Frenchmen, that he may bestow crowns upon his relations. He forces you to combat against people who are ready to offer you pledges of their ancient affection, but who will shed the last drop of their blood in the sacred cause of their country.
(Signed) BENNINGSEN.
Soldiers of France; formerly, when foreign armies meditated the conquest of your country, and came even in the bosom of your land to attack you, you repelled them with a valour and perseverance which the whole world admired.
The report of your brilliant exploits reached even us. Your courage, your loyalty, was known to us, and the soldiers of France became the objects of our esteem. But it is no longer your country which demands your efforts,
A war foreign to your interests tears you from your families, your friends, your home. A tyrant whose insatiable ambition knows no bounds, drags you into distant climates, and sheds the blood of Frenchmen, that he may bestow crowns upon his relations. He forces you to combat against people who are ready to offer you pledges of their ancient affection, but who will shed the last drop of their blood in the sacred cause of their country.
(Signed) BENNINGSEN.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
Military Campaign
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French Army Address
Bennigsen
Tyrant Ambition
Soldiers Appeal
Foreign War
What entities or persons were involved?
Benningsen
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Benningsen
Event Details
Address to French soldiers circulated at army outposts, praising past defense of France but criticizing current war as driven by a tyrant's ambition to benefit his relations, against people offering ancient affection who will fight for their country.