Imperial troops reach Roer frontier in early March clash
Dispatch from Aldenhoven reports heavy action with Archduke Clarins’s vanguard. French and imperial forces breach enemy lines, capturing 9 cannons and 600 prisoners with 2000 enemy casualties and losses of ammunition carriages. Officers Ponzheim and Medias noted.
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Clair Fitts
Thafen
de Piron
Doxrenn
Aldenhoven
Archduke Clarins
de Pomtzheim
Mermedias
Duke of
Dutch Forces Mass Near Gorinchem Amid Rhine Movements
Hague March 1 The Profan troops gather in Cleves as a Rhine bridge near Wezel is finished and Prussian forces under Duke Perdevie advance though blocked by heavy artillery. Dutch and British leaders evacuate to Gorinchem to oppose French moves with infantry, flotilla, and 2000 English Guards dispersed at Dordrecht La Brill and The Hague.
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Duke of York
Prince Wintisam
France
van Kinsergen
du Moulin
Corps of Engineers
Gortnchem
Parrisons
Gueldres
Frevexre ‘of
Ouvance
Stapt Hopper
Gorinchem
Diane Maudt
Geertiwlenberg
Hensten
Prince of
Ouxance
Aduvralan Kinsbergen
Biebofch
Meuse
Holland
Dordrecht
la Brille
Hague
Breda siege and Dutch flotilla in Scheldt actions report
March 6 dispatch notes Count de Briann held at Breda and Briand’s surrender debate. Captain Aves resists withdrawal as French attempt to attack Henfiden. Dutch flotilla grows along the Meuse and Hollands Diep with Berkeley and Miebergen in command. Danvcher converts ships to flotilla for Breda operations and Dusourier’s plan at Ouden Bosch ends with Bath fort fire.
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Jennadt
Preneh
Henfiden
Grenadiers
Lluitias
Florilla
Miverdock
Bergen-op-Zonom
Danvcher
Antwerp
Scheldt
Breda
Ouden-Bosch
Dusourier
Bath
Siege of Willemstadt and Brabant forces endure bombardment
Reports from Brabant describe 1 400 Antwerp troops redeployed amid fear of Brussels unrest. Trench at Willemstadt suffered heavy losses during the March assault, but most damage was contained as besiegers fired red hot balls and shells. Fire waned by Tuesday with no sight of the enemy. Dumourier has renewed the siege of Namur.
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Brabant
Brussels
Antwerp
Willemstadt
Rft
Gth Rnft
Dumourier
Tliamfadt
French siege of Maestricht and allied troop movements reported
An Utrecht despatch notes that early this morning a Prince of Hesse Cassel aide-de-camp carried word from Maastricht of a French siege raised at three o'clock yesterday and a Dutch sortie at five o'clock that captured mortars tents baggage and five shell carriages.
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Utrecht
Prince of Hesse Cassel
Hague
Miettricht
Prince of Saxe Cosotte
Archduk
Duarves
Crartrayt
Maestricht
Liege
Juliers
Aix-la-Chapelle
Fort of
St. Michael
Siege of Williamstadt Described With Fire from Red-Hot Bells
Report from Williamstadt in March describes seven days of siege with much of the fortress burned by fire. The garrison notes repeated enemy sorties with red-hot balls and a French officer appearing with a trumpeter. Parley ends tensions but surrender is not expected.
News From Holland Front Weaken French Advance
Extracts of a private letter from Rotterdam dated March 8 describe Dutch and British resistance at Maastricht and Williamsadt, with Austrian forces poised to reclaim Brabant and Flanders. The writer notes French attempts repelled, garrison holds, and a general shift to a favorable outlook as Austrian troops advance from Liege toward Roerenond.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Brabant
Flanders
Ross le Duc
Mianfadt
Thense
Belieging
Bumourier
Liege
Williamsadt
Cory
Alpe-ne-Camp
the Dore of York
Prince Frederick Duke of Brunswick
Utrecht
Duke of Brunswick
Frappgen Yettering
Mazyk
Roerenond
Fragmentary War News From Front Lines Near Louvain
The text notes movements of Prussians extending their right flank toward Graave near Louvain and mentions bridges over the Mace at Roeremonde. It also reports a Dutch garrison in Fort St. Michel and a pursuit of a French General, with uncertain dates and sparse details.
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de la Tour
Ene Claissayt
Tongeria
Louvain
Graave
Roeremonde
Fort St. Michel
Wounded French Arrive at Cologne with Prisoners
In Cologne on March 4 reports say 83 wagons brought French wounded and prisoners from the Roer action. The French reportedly lost about 650 killed or wounded and 45 cannon. the Imperialists 350 killed and 263 wounded. More wagons of wounded French reached Cologne and a warm action near Stablo and Malthedy favored the Austrians under Beaulieu, with many French casualties and several cannons captured.
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Cologne
Roér
French Garrison Evacuates Aix la Chapelle
Reports from Aix la Chapelle describe French forces marching out after heavy fighting. At eleven o’clock six thousand French approached the walls and Cologne Gate but were driven back as Austrian troops arrived on the heights and a formal town action began at one o’clock.
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Dampiere
Tyrol
Cologne
Aix
Badul
St. Jacob
Duchess of York Visits Windsor Amid War News
The Duchess of York arrives at Windsor for a royal visit, while dispatches recount Dutch and Austrian actions in Europe. Reports praise English naval support to Holland and note war fund donations by clergy nobility and merchants across Europe.
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Duchess of York
Windsor
Roya
Houtawnp
Wllamstadt
Holland
Spain
Cadiz
Duke de Meina Cacli
Liege
Vienna
Great Britain
Harwich
Helveot
Magistracy
Effen
Low Countries
Privateers and ships seizements off Margate in harbor activity
Reports detail French and Flemish privateers capturing and detaining vessels from London to Hambro and Dublin routes. A Danish cargo found aboard prompted release. The brig Thomas and Sally and the Fortune with corn arrive at Margate Roads. Capt Moring brings Crescent from Salonica, while other vessels like Ceres and Georgina sail to Hamburg and Merling.
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Perk
Torpeig Coin
Margate
Bridger
London
Bedford
Tent Mount
Moring
Crescent
Bay
Salonica
Gibran
Cape Palos
Ceres
Brindley
Georgina
Waring
Hee. Royal
Parlmore
Merling
Hamburgh
Cape de Gate
Mizard
Ireland
Naval movements and losses near Spithead
For its Mouta and Spitfire and Echo sloops the officers and seamen have gone to man the Holland commanded by Capt. Dunnam as admiral. The Boneta will soon take under convoy merchantmen bound westward to Plymouth. Yesterday Vulcan's jolly boat towed by a Jon g-bom was wrecked at Spithead. Mr Witsoy of the Vulcan and one seaman drowned. two others saved.
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Mancriff
Dunnam
Plymouth
Vulcan
Spithead
Ferret Arrives With Cargoes From Hambro and France
The Ferret sloop under Capt. Hower arrived on March 11 and reported bringing two ships and a brig laden with corn from Hamburg for France. The vessel remains with His Majesty's ship Alfred alongside orders for Britains yacht Tender Pitt Tranpore Diligence Indy Pilot and Prudentia Castelina as strong winds blow.
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Deal
Hower
Hambro
France
His
Alfred
Adm
M’brrpe
Britanpi Yacht
Pitt
Tranpore
Diligence
Indy Pilot
Prudentia
Castelina
Win. E
Ship News
Dear
Sing Sloop
Frigate Prizes Off Yarmouth and Local Dying Notice
Report from Yarmouth on March 9 notes two French privateers, Le Sans Culotte and Le Vaillant Custine, failed captures and returned to Dunkirk and Dover. prisoners landed. Also Harwich notes the Prince of Wales Packet at sea. ships and local deaths listed including John Lardner and Earl of Berborough. Kingston Jamaica mention. ship and mail movements and market grain prices in Corn Exchange.
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Totella Lizard
Williams
Vik Tat
Aelia
Dunkirk
Louis Stanislaus Bachelin
le Vaillant Custine
Dukirk
Amsterdam
Rcy Thames
London
Gainsborough
Harwich
Prince of Wales Packet
Henry
Ach
John Lardner
William Earl
Berborough
Mrs. Bramwell
Charles-street
Berke Ware
Kingston
Jamaica
Francis Wemyss
James Wemyss
Walph
the Barton
Hereford
Digby Cotes
William Stecombe
Oake
Hillfarrance
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de Pries
the Comte de
Williamstadt
Banx
Yarmouth
Mia
Suffolk
Dublin
St Flanders
Waterford
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