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Newspaper
Dublin Journal
Location
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Date
Sep 17, 1812
Page
2
The report details a fierce confrontation at Smolensk with about 100000 troops engaged on both sides. Russians suffered roughly 4700 dead, 2000 captured, and 7200 wounded, while French forces claimed major gains including the town and key fortifications. The scene drew a crowd of 200000 as houses burned and byrystiunes bridges were seized.
Fragmentary dispatches describe the Battle of Polotsk with French General Witgenstein and allied forces fighting the Russians under General Verdier. Losses tallied around 1000 on the French side and about 2000 on the Russian side, with French successes including the repulse of Russian assaults and pursuit, while Deroy’s division sustained wounds and noble acts by officers like Gudin and Verdier. The text also references the Battle of Valentia near Moscow with Duke of Abrantes near the rear of the enemy and a broader retinue of corps and divisions engaged along the river and roads to the Mosco w
Partial readable lines describe stock figures and percentages with mentions of dividends and costs. The text references bonds, rates, and duties within a dated printing style, but clear events, names, and places are largely obscured by garbled OCR.
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