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Siege and Bombardment News from Lille and Surrounds
Reports from the front describe heavy siege actions near Lille with French bombardments and ongoing attempts to widen a breach. Deserters and spies hint at strategic decisions, while Brigades fortify and prepare further convoys from Brussels as Carnot-like conflicts unfold. Paris and London telegraphs note political hints and troop movements, with relief provisions for distressed islanders and Dutch coastal tensions.
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Brussels
Horn
Bruffe
Liden
Martich
Herce
Tor Arus
Gneral Pascal
Gramont
Lisle
Mareschal de Bouffiers
Rewlu
de Chimillard
Cécasions Varius
Duke of
Vendarme
Pime
Frezin
Pont A
Prince Endene
Lifls
Los
M. de Chamillard
Tollant
Scclin
Lille