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Siege of Bouchain Report From The Camp Before The Town
The Evening carried news from September 11 to 18 about the siege and surrender of Bouchain. Marlborough's forces breached the Bastions, seized key posts, and compelled capitulation after heavy fighting. Prisoners exceeded three thousand. casualties included officers and soldiers. Reports also note French resistance nearby, Dutch naval movements, and broader Allied campaigns in the region.
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Whitehall
Mr. Collins
Her
Bouchain
N.S
Duke of Marlborough
Anwer
Monsieur Ravignan
Garifon
Marchienne
Halland
Garrson
Gravestein
Cambray
Bruffls
Beuchan
Old France
Garilon
Beuchain
Pepin
France
Theodoricus
Valenciennes
de Villers
Fnce
Orleans
Aday
M. de Crequi
Forsserly
Pucelle
Quesnoy
Maubeuge
Quievrain
Bahrain
Brasil
Chester
Paris
Marquis de Torcy
M. Villars
Moreile
Saar
Namuse