London Gazette Extraordinary on the Menin Battle Dispatch
August 1793 report from Colonel Murray details the British assault at Lincelles near Menin. Major-General Lake led three Guards battalions to storm a fortified redoubt, routing the French and capturing eleven cannon and about 50 prisoners, with significant but unquantified casualties. The piece also lists returns of rank and file and killed and wounded among the Three Battalions of Foot Guards and Royal Artillery.
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Menin
Turcoing
Eig. Ghitary Prince of Orange
Mauvaix
Blaton
Lincelles
Prince of Orange
Lake
Linceiles
Grinfield
Hulfe
Pennington
Wright
Royal Artillery
T Hey
Caimp
Roubaix
C. JA. Murray
Foot Guards
Goldttrenam
Eufigny
Iekterant
Battle report and political notices from the continent
Appended notices detail prices of stocks at one o clock and tribute to Allied soldiers at Lincelles. It chronicles injuries to Colonel Evans and Ensign Bayvey, retreats of Ceres troops, and positions of Prussian, York, and British forces. Further items cover naval promotions, new frigates, Spanish packet arrangements, Hull mayoralty, and local dignitaries.
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Lincelles
Urs
Evans
Bayvey
Ceres
Duke of Yorx
Ménin
Dunkirk
Vilenciennes
Quesney
Zurkheim
Saar-Louis
Furnes An
Duxkirk
Marshal Freyrac
French attack repulsed at L Auction and Col de Raus
In Turin on July 31 reports say the French renewed efforts to drive Sardinian forces from L Auction and Col de Raus. Three columns advanced at dawn after a brisk cannonade but were defeated and pursued to Belvidere. Five hours at A chion and seven at Raus yielded about 500 French killed. Sardinian losses were light.
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Turin
L’auction
Col de Raus
Belvidere
Aachion
Raus
Hohenlot Drives French From Mormal Forest
Reports from Brussels say Prince Hohenlot routed French forces in the forest of Mormal, forcing a retreat with many killed and wounded and about 200 taken prisoner. The French commander was among the dead. two colonels and several officers were prisoners. Austrian losses were under 60. Austrians seized Berlamont Follmetz Loguignol and Le Quesnoy approaches.
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Brussels
Hohenlot
Mormal
Berlamont
Follmetz
Loguignol
British Recruits Enter Dublin Garrison Amid Militia Movements
A detachment of about a hundred British recruits marched into Dublin garrison yesterday to join regiments on duty in the kingdom. The 17th regiment moved from the city to Westmeath, while county militias receive orders to march to Rescrea Longford Newry Meath Cashel and Athlone within a week.
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County of Westmeath
County of Dublin
Longford
Newry
Meath
Cashel
City of Dublin
Athlone
Ship News from Bristol and Plymouth Aug 20 18XX
The Roman Emperor Anayson from Jaa mika arrives at Bristol with 144 sail under the Europa convoy of 60 guns and two frigates. The Three Friends Merrill from London to North Carolina is ashore near Lymington. Sailed from Plymouth: Southampton 32 guns to Torbay with 160 men for fleet distribution. Breathall Aurora William and Ann Eliza transports proceed to Falmouth for troops. Montague Intrepid Sampson Adamant Kings Fisher Ranger Spider etc remain in Sound. Zephyr Corner Riga Ratler Ferretti from Torbay arrive August 2E.
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Anayson
Jaamika
Bristol
Gulph
Europa
Merrill
London
North Carolina
Lymington
Plymouth
Southampton
Forses
Torbay
Breathall
Aurora
William and
Ann
Eliza
Catwater
Falmouth
Montague
Intrepid
Sampson
Adamant
King’s Fisher
Ranger
Spider
Crescent Frigate Arrives After Gale Lashing Main Yard
PORTSMOUTH AUG 21 The Crescent Frigate under Captain Saumaréz arrives from a cruise reporting the loss of its main yard and gaff during a Saturday gale. The Swat sloop of war and the Fadcon both failed to cruise today. The Rudy, a 64 gun ship under Sir Richard Brexerton, sets sail for Spithead. AUG 22 Spithad sails Pomona frigate with several vessels under convoy bound for Guernsey.
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Portsmouth
Auc
Crescent
Saumaréz
Rudy
Richard Brexerton
Spithead
Spithad
Pomona
Darey
Guernsey
King's fleet sails from Milford with 120 sail and volunteers
August 19 report from Milford notes his Majesty's cutter Pilot and ships Flora and Dover setting sail with a fleet of 120 sails bound round land. The ships carry many volunteers and impressed men for the fleet.
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Milford
Flora
Dover
Ships Gather in the Sound From Baltic and North Seas
From July 31 to sunup more than 160 ships had arrived in the Sound from Petersburgh Memel Riga Dantzick and other ports with near 100 more in sight. Arrivals at Liverpool include the Diana Turner and the Aurora Cushing from Massachusetts Bay the Recovery Layer from North Carolina the Peggy Phillips from Petersburgh the Elizabeth Addison from Narva the Venus Exeroth from Greenland the Ceres Mackie the Friends Shaw and Active Watts from Dantzick.
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Elsinore
Sound
Petersburgh
Memel
Riga
Dantzick
Fufe
Liverpool
Diana
Turner
Aurora
Cushing
Massachuset’s Bay
North Carolina
Peggy
Phillips
Elizabeth
Addison
Narva
Venus
Exeroth
Greenland
Ceres
Mackie
Friends
Shaw
Active
Watts
Births in Hatfield and Hanover Square society
A few days since the Marchioness of Salisbury welcomed a daughter at Hatfield Hertfordshire. The Right Hon Lady Viscountess Mountfiart had a son at her lordship's house in Hanover Square. On Sunday last the Lady of Henry George Johnston Esq. gave birth to a son at Lord Frederick Campbell's in Arlington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchioness of
Salisbury
Hatfield
Herts
Viscountess Mountfiuart
Hanover
Frederick Campbell
Arlington-Street
Henry George. Johnston
Marriages Noted Across Several Counties and Nations
On Thursday the Rev Charles Sutton of St Johns Cambridge and minister at St Georges Tombland Norwich wed Mrs Medows of Barham Suffolk. On the 14th inf at Witchcombe Devonshire Sir Henry Cotby married Miss Eliot daughter of Samuel Eliot Esq and sister to Lady Le Despencer. In Kent John Austin Esquire Captain 36th Regiment wed Miss Harriet Huffey daughter of Thomas Huffey Esquire of Ashford. Yesterday at Bow Church J S James of Queen Ieete Cheapside wed Miss Owen of Gower Street Bedford Square. In Drummore Scotland Alexander Brodie Esquire M P for Elgin to Miss Wemys, eldest daughter of the late Hon James Wemyss of Wemyss. Wednesday Edward Long Esquire of Worcester wed Miss Jane Lockett of Southampton Row London.
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Charles Sutton
St. Jean College
Cambridge
St. Georges
Tombland
Norwich
Medows
Barham
Suffolk
Witchcombe
Devonshire
Henry Cotby
Eliot
Samuel Eliot
le Despencer
Lamberhart
Kent
John Austin
36Th Regiment
Harriet-Huffey
Thomas Huffey
Ashford
Bow-church
J. S. James
Queenieete Cheapside
Owen
Gower-street
Bedforduare
Drummore
Scotland
Alexander Brodie
Elgin
James Wemyss
Wemyss
Edward Long
Worcester
Jane Lockett
Southampton-row
London
Death notices from Anandale-house to Brompton region
The notice records deaths and obituaries of several figures including the Countess of Hovetoun, Lady of Sir James Sanderson Lord Mayor of London, John Gosling Esq lieutenant, Portland Day Lewis Esq son of George Lewis Royal Artillery defender of Gibraltar, and Francis Sitwell Esq of Renishaw Derbyshire. It notes age, illness, and the esteem in which they were held, with remarks on their character and benevolence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Di&k
Anandale-house
Harley-street
Countess of
Portland Day Lewis
George Lewis
Royal Artillery
Gibraltar
Brompton
Francis Sitwell
Renishaw
Derbyshire
Sheffield
Ship News Dear August 21 East Indiamen under convoy
The August 21 entry reports wind SW and the arrival of East Indiamen Leopard and Thetis from St Helena with vessels Burbridge General Eliot Belmont Royal Admiral Rose Valentine Sichivan La Constitution Le Mongoff and others under convoy. August 22 notes Thetis Leopard Swan sloop and homeward bound East Indiamen with Le Constitution Le Mongaffe prizes for the River remain Salty Cook sailing for Barcelona. Dublin Waterford mails listed.
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Leopard
St. Helena
Burbridge
General Eliot
Belmont
Royal Admiral
Rose
Valentine
Sichivan
la Constitution
le Mongoff
Pcizes
Rene
Resores Ae Eee von
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Royal
the Duke of York
Dundas
D’qiley
Iain _ ‘Archer
Bristow
Whetham
Coldstream
Lietenant
Bofville
Gascoyne
Bayley
India
Lord Howe
Bromley House
Joan Thomas
Bishop ‘of
Rochester
Order of the Bath
Flanders
France
Bates Dunpas
Dunpas
Enfin Tollemache
Landau
Hunincuen
Germany
Munster
Louis XIV
Palatinate
Huninaguen
Europe
Ross
Fort St. George
George Maule
William Gent
Michael Ruffell
Walter Colvill
John Weston Woolley
Infantry
Nabob
Otto
Admiralty
Hawke
King’s Yard
Deptford
Robert Barton
River Thames
Apollo
Perry’s
Blackwall
Artois
Wells’s
Rotherhith
Randall’s
Jason
Dudman’s
Diamond
Corunna
Hull
North Seas
Mentz
St. Giles’s In the Fields
William Powis
Wych-street
Strand
Ann Horlick
Great Queen Street
Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Paisifwick
Gloucestershire
Lonp Cuancertor
Coatuam
William Watson Botton
Jorn Porren
Cunynghame
de Cartailed
JA. Murray
Congreve
Dublin
Zephyr
Corner
Ferrett
Waterford
Dre
Ux Flanders
Holland
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