Prince of Orange Embarks for Holland on Warrior
From the London Gazette Admiralty Office November 26 1813 reports the Prince of Orange leaving for Holland aboard HMS Warrior commanded by Captain Lord Viscount Artington. He travels with the Earl of Glancarty and is greeted by Vice Admiral Ful ey and a naval salute on arrival at Delbis. The orange flag signals accompany the voyage with salutes from British ships and Russian vessels in the Downs.
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Admiralty Office
Serere
Prince of Orange
Weal
Holland
Warrior
Lord Viscount Artington
Earl of Glancarty
Delbis
Fuléy
Pew
Russia
Long War Dispatch From Gottingen Reports Silesian Retreat
British foreign dispatch dated Nov 4 1843 recounts the Silesian army retreat after Eisenach with Blucher’s forces pursuing for three days to Fulda. It notes mass casualties and abandoned wounded on the roads, reports Hanau captured by Count Wrede, and movements toward Cassel and Fulda with Napoleon likely turning toward Chemnitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Castlereagh
Charlee W. Stewart
K. B
Gottingen
Silesia
Eisenach
Marshal Blucher
Pursui
Fulda
Wadh Hunefeld
Buonsparte
Frankton
Count Wrede
Hanau
Napoleon
Cubleptz
Count St. Priest
Baron Sachen
Cassel
Lutabach
Count Langeron
Luder
D. Yorck
Neachoil
Labo- Fulda
Military Movements of Blucher Forces in Ulrichstein Area 1813
Reports from Ulrichstein dated November 2 1813 describe Field Marshal Blucher rerouting to block French retreat via Coblenz. Wrede’s forces engage near Hanau and Giessen with thousands of prisoners taken, while Napoleon concentrates near Frankfort and Hanau.
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Stesta
Ulrichstein
Blucher
Wrede
Hanau
Coblentz
Ulrickstein
Vohlberg
Caucasus
Volga
Napoleon
Gelphausen
Platoff
Giessen
P.S. Giessen
Rcis Bere
Frankfort
Rhine
Poliuion
Dispatches from Oliva and Wellington reports losses in 1813
Extracts from War Department dispatches recount actions near Oliva Dantzic in 1813. Major Macdonald notes batteries opened at Oliva Speicher Insel and fires, with many buildings burned. A later summary lists regimental losses across multiple units in the Wellington attack, detailing killed wounded and missing in exhaustive detail.
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C. Alex. MacDonald
Horse Artillery
Battle casualties reported across Portuguese forces and allies
A garbled casualty tally lists multiple regiments and ranks from Portuguese forces and allies. It notes killed and wounded officers including captains lieutenants and ensigns, staff, sergeants and drummers, with numerous rank and file totals and several missing, across 1966 era casualties.
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Marquis of Weltingun
K. G
Thea
Staf
General Staff
Neutenant
Royal Engineere
Sir Light Dragoons
Coldstream Guards
2D Pout
Serjeant
Foot
1St Foot
57Th Foot
76Th Foot
Lensign
Chasseurs Britanniques
King’s German Legion
Cerjesute
King's German Legion
Bronewick Oels
Gasyn
Beatae
Csnk
Ataff
Tennigus
Emsigne i Staf
Imperial dispatch on Canadian frontier defense in 1813 letter
Extract from a Colonial Department dispatch recounts Sir George Prevost detailing enemy preparations on the Montreal frontier, reinforced by 26 000 regular troops and 10 000 militia, with Lake Champlain and Ontario operations, and the loss at Lake Erie including Captain Barclay. It notes reinforcements from Halifax, Admiral Warren, and Sir James Yeo's naval movements.
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Montreal
Fearne
Hampton
Stom Tee
Odel Town
Four Corners
Chateaupayt
Roper Sheaffe
Incorporated
Harrison
Sandusky
Michigan Territory
Lake Erie
Detroit
Amheratburg
Wilkinson
Fort George
Niagara
J. Warren
Lake Service
Halifax
Quebec
Pring
Isle Aux Noix
Lake Champlain
Lake Ontario
Barclaye
Proctor
Posiaod
James Yeo
Insadron
Kingston
Toth Ultimo
Aisin
Ofndit &c
Colt
Roodore Chauncey
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London Gazette
Foreign Ofice
Magjesty
Last Frezeland
Kniphauen
Oldenburgh
Bremen
France
Germany
Douwting Street
Earl Bathurst
M‘donald
Oliva
Dantzic
Speicher Insel
Duke of
Wurtemberg
Aving
Ranger
Slobenberg
Ravelin
Bishomberg
Slokzenberg
Alex, MacDonald
Mayal Hourse Astillery
la Petite la Fae
Colbourne
Skerret
Colonial Department
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