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Radical naval action and Italian campaign reports from 1799
May 18 London Gazette summary reports Vice Admiral Dicker’s note on Lieutenant Searle’s capture of a French schooner privateer off the Texel on May 13. It covers the Courier’s chase of a brig privateer, Latona’s crew actions, casualties, and acknowledgments of officers. It continues with Archduke Stockach and Rossi updates on actions at Eglifau Brescia Cremona and the Italian theater, including the capture of Brescia citadel, fortifications, and prisoner and prize totals, plus Bellegarde and Smid maneuvers in the Engadine and Camonica valleys and related troop movements.
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Admiralty Office
Dicker
Evan “Nepean
Monarch
Texel
Searle
Cobb
Glatton
Yarmouth Roads
Sotherton
Yarmouth
Winterton
Chace
Gal.lantry
Corriet
Liduts Campbell
Offie “Latona
Treut Guihvilh
Raigel
Trescott
Campbell
Latona
Willis
Ranger
Méir
T. Searle
Archibald Dickson, Esq
Red
Vienna
Archduke
Stockach
Schafhausen
Peterthauisen
Eglifau
Rhine
Prince Schwartzenberg
Martha
Kospath
Fribourg
Vieux Brisac
Melas
Italy
Mincio
Campagnola
Monte Olivetano
Marcaria
Oglio
Monte Chiaria
Vukoffovich
Salo
Capriano
Caffelo
Mantua
Cafel Maggiore
Cremona
Count Bellegarde
Nauders
Chiesa
Vukassovichy
Marshal Suwarrow
Fezzone
Tico
Army of
Vione
Strauch
Vezza
Anounzeno
Ponte di Legno
Edolo
Camonica
Wn. A
Engadine
Brettigau
Bynba- Joch
Blackig Alpe
Fimba Joch
Jarnsenboden
Manas
Smid
Yigal