Archduke Cuatyes defeats Jourdan in grand European push
Mail from Hamburg reports Archduke Cuatyes decisive victory over Jourdan. French forces retreat along the Rhine and Moselle. Jourdan’s army suffers extensive defeats and disruption. Desaix siege at Ingolfade and Moreau’s movements linked to broader Austrian strategy. Rotterdam letters claim Archduke Cuatyes overtook Jourdan and crushed remnants.
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Hamburgh
Cuatyes
Jourdan
Retterday
Tourdar
Lahzae
Buo- Nap
RTE
Italy
Rhine and Moselle
Jer
Ratisbon
Desaix
Ingolfade
Morzay
Latour
Moreau
Sambre
Mula
Rotterdam
Cuarues
Jourpan
Parliament Preparations and Atlantic News From Plymouth
Public readiness of Parliament noted with councils summoned for tomorrow in St James's and Whitehall. Reports on the ArcHpu xe batteries weaken Opposition artillery as measures shift to skirmishing. Sailor losses from the Plymouth accident tallied at 5 officers and 35 seamen, with 256 to 300 aboard.
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Paris
Orp Cuancettos
House of Peers
Duke of
Dokser
House of ‘Common
St. James’s
Apdington
Readings
Pivr
Havsis
Lee
House of Commons
Pitt
Lord Aucklanp
Lord Grane Ville
Dropmore
Earl of Caarisre
Parvy
L.r S
Admiralty
R. Kine
Port
Plymouth
Lis
Hussars
Colonel Cravrum
Nuremberg
Stockhola
M. Marivaxx
Stockholm
M. Koenig
France
Mediterranean
Jon Jervis
Alderman Harvey
Private Correspondence from Weema on Sept 10
Dispatch reports Italy expects resumption of offensive operations around Sept 6 with 1000 recruits to Neustadt bound for Tyrol. Post Arcupouxe army news boosts recruiting. muskets flow to Bohemia Moravia and Hungary. Hungarian magnates travel to Pest to aid Emperor with troops and funds.
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Italy
Tate
Neustadt
Tyrol
Arcupouxe
Bohemia
Moravia
Hungary
Pest
French Army Retreats From Key Fortresses In Germany
France faces heavy losses as Archduke Duartes pursues the retreating French across the Rhine. Mentz blockade lifts as fortifications mend near Duffel, Koblenz, and Ehrenbreitstein. Jourdan’s forces recede to Andernach while heavy cannon age mounts. Wounded generals Bernadette and others reach Cologne.
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Francefort
Archduke Duartes
Mentz
New
Wisbaden
Lahn
Duffeldorf
Coblentz
Gieffen
Wezlar
Jourdan
Ingolstadt
Nauendorf
Ratisbop
General Jourdan to resign command of army of Sambr¢ and Meuse
From Brusells on Sept 15 dispatches report General Jourdan will resign as commander in chief of the army of the Sambr¢ and Meuse. It remains unclear whether Bournonville Kleber or Pichegru will succeed. Republicans push to reinforce the force and some Directory Guards are ordered to march to the Rhine.
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Jourdan
Sambr
Meuse
Bournonville
Kleber
Pichegru
Rhine
Nuremberg City Declines Offer Conditioned by Imperial Consent
Berlin reports that Nuremberg asked to subject itself by a solemn oath to the King but the monarch rejected the gesture unless the city obtained consent from the Emperor and the Empire. A similar reply was given to free Imperial cities like Wiesbaden.
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Nuremberg
Hague Declares Import Ban on English Goods
Hague reports that the government has issued a declaration refusing to allow the import of English merchandise whose export to this country in neutral bottoms has been permitted by the British Government. The move signals a protective stance amid ongoing trade frictions.
French and Bavarian Forces Clash Near Munich
Intelligence reports Froelich’s corps advancing to Dachau and seizing a French military chest as Moreau pushes in Bavaria. Devaix directs the siege of Ingelstadt, as Nauendorf anticipates reinforcements and German and French positions shift around Schrobenhausen and Munich.
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Froelich
Dachau
Moreau
Bavaria
Schrobenhausen
Devaix
Ingelstadt
Nauendorf
Munich
Military movements near Abensberg and Landshut update
Ratisbom reports fugitives from Abensberg and word that Latour was attacked near Morburgh and forced to fall back. Nauendorf HQ at Pofttaal. advanced posts at Abensberg. Landshut situation tense yet quiet overall. Ingolstadt defends vigorously as Moreau emits dispatches. French arrivals not yet at Neustadt.
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Abensberg
Latour
Morburgh
Nauendorf
Pofttaal
Nor'eau
Landshut
Neustadt
Ingolstadt
Cavalry Arrivals Signal Tense Move Near Hidelberg
In Hidelberg Serv., thousands of cavalry from Archduke Duartes's army arrived and formed a garrison with Manheim at Schwetzingen. They march toward Bruchsal to join Philipsburg fortress forces as Austrian and French units prepare for engagement. French prisoners and artillery were moved through the city recently without convoy.
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Archduke Duartes
Manheim
Schwetzingen
Bruchsal
Philipsburg
Ecxenmayer
French prisoners moved through Bamberg as reinforcements arrive
On September 12 in Bamberg, French prisoners are daily brought in by peasants. A courier from General Jourpan to Morsay has been intercepted nearby. Great numbers of troops pass through the city to reinforce Archduke Charles's army.
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Bamberg
Jourpan
Morsay
Cuarues
Austrian Capture of Friedberg After 62 Days of French Control
Sept 12 1812 Friedberg in rue Wetterau reports Austrian troops seizing the city on Sept 6 after French occupation of 62 days. Describes widespread destruction during Jourdan's retreat, cattle losses, village arson, and a 15,000 strong peasant army led by Baron De Schenck that vowed not to block retreat but to defend against plunder. Prince Frederic de Orange led Imperial forces passing through the area.
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Friedberg
Leigestern
Steinfurth
Weifel, &c
Heffe-Darmstadt
Baron, Dé Schenck
Alsfield
Baron de Schenck
Prince Frederice of
Orance
French retreat from Rhine frontier raises Austrian hold
After a two month blockade the French evacuation across the Rhine is complete. They leave cannons behind at Florsheim and draw heavy levies at Wisbaden. General New rallies with eight battalions and presses the pursuit to Ibstein, while Colonel Williams drives them from Rhineland spots with gun-boats. Limburg retreat reportedly cut off. Bingen now Austrian.
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Mentz
Rhine
Florsheim
Wisbaden
New
Ibstein
Williams
French abandon Konigstein fortress after heavy bombardment
Report from Hanau on September 13 notes the French retreat from Konigstein after near total demolition of defenses. A mine blast on the 7th killed 76, bodies crushed. To guard neutrality, Hanau will reinforce with infantry and dragoons plus carabineers, fusileers, and heavy artillery as Imperialists advance into Limburg.
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Hanau
Konigstein
Limburg
French retreat from Lahn area as pursuers close in
On Sept 13 Franceefort reports the French abandoning Gieffen and Wetzlar while Lieuren stern Exisnitz and Mantz pursue toward Limburg and Nassau. Colonel Cravrum survives two trepan operations after a head wound. Austrian guards and a single company hold gates in the city. Archduke Duartes HQ moving fromBufbach to Wetzlar. Brifgan peasants rise against the French.
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Franceefort
Lahn
Wetzlar
Gieffen
Mentz
Limburg
Nassau
Sieg
Lieurenstern
Exisnitz
Turmoil Spreads From Army of the Sambre and Meuse to Lower Rhine
The misfortunes befalling the Army of the Sambre and Meuse reach the Lower Rhine stirring terror in Berg as Neuwied fears city ruin. Many inhabitants flee while a vessel brings 60 refugees. The French general staff is dispersed and Duffeldorf prepares to host a large troop contingent as entrenchments near the city are reinforced with cannon. Grand has lost nearly his entire division.
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Wesel
Sambre
Meuse
Lower Rhine
Berg
Neuwied
Duffeldorf
Grand
Campaign movements report near Neuwied and Neufs
Fragmentary dispatches describe a campaign of 14 006 men arriving at Com pogne to move toward Neufs and await a new division. Headquarters of Fourdan's corps were expected at Neuwied on the 8th or 9th. Some reports claim the Archduke has penetrated as far as the Sieg River.
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Mdn
Compogne
Neufs
Fourdan
Neuwied
Sieg
French Forces Reposition Near Rhine in unsettled Campaign
Cologne dispatch reports Fourdan's army moving after the 13th, shifting four leagues beyond the Lahn. French retirement prospects unclear as General War tenslebex corps pulls back and Arcupuxe reinforcements head toward Moreau. Sambre and Meuse armies gain daily reinforcements, 1700 cavalry from the North moving to the fronts, with interior reinforcements joining Marceau in Hundfruck.
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Cologne
Fourdan
Lahn
Co An
Rhine
V Wartenslebex
Arcupuxe
Moreau
Sambre
Meuse
North
Marceau
Paris Sepr 23 00 A Revolution That Must Change All
The article argues that a revolution will redraw the face of government as a two thirds majority in the Legislature replaces the current Directory. It warns the old regime cannot survive the new majority and forecasts six months of power struggles before accountability. It calls for peace terms and weighs alliances with Spain and Austria to balance naval power and ambitions in the Mediterranean and colonies.
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Paris
Fix
Journal A Economie Publique
Sen
Rhiné
Germany
France
Spain
Europe
Madrid
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Dumas
Austria
England
Holland
Holland i
East
West Indies
Anica
Milan
Rhine
Meuse
House of Austria
Beegel
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Augsburg
Heldelberg
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