Part 52

Courtray, the same, 11 May.

Tournay, battle of, between the French and English, when the former were defeated, May 10; again between the French and combined powers, when the latter were defeated with great loss, May 17 & 18 following.

Lannoy, Pichegru defeats duke of York, 18 May, takes 60 pieces; here the duke won the race, but lost the battle.

Turcoing, Pichegru and Clairfayt, a victory on neither side, though a desperate battle, 22 May.

Coilloure, the Spanish garrison of, also Port Vendre, Fort St. Elmo, &c. with 8000 prisoners, taken by the French under Gen. Dugoumier, May.

Battle of Espierres, 25 May.

Hoogleden, Macdonald defeats Clairfayt, 13 June.

Charleroy, a garrison consisting of 3000 Austrians, surrendered to the French under Gen. Jourdan, June 25.

Battle of Fleurus, Jourdan victorious over Cobourg, began at 3 o’clock in the morning; the French three times fell back from the powerful artillery of the Austrians, and returned fresh to the fight. The French word of battle was, no retreat to day, for 9 hours victory indecisive; when Jourdan collecting his corps de reserve, Lefebvre leading the cavalry, the Austrians were put to the route. In this action reconnoitering with balloons was practised with the greatest effect, the combined forces lost about 8000 men killed and 15000 prisoners, June 28.

In consequence of this victory, Le Chateau de Namur soon after submitted to the French republic.

Battle of Bellgarde, in the Eastern Pyrennees, Spaniards defeated, French general Mirabel, killed, 13 July.

Fontarabia, the key of Spain, was taken by the French, July.

Chandernagore taken from the French by the British, July.

Indians defeated by Gen. Wayne, Aug. 20.

Juliers, the fortress of, submitted to the French, when all the provinces west of the Rhine fell into their hands.

Boxtel, Moreau pursues duke of York, 14, 15, 16, Sept.

Bellegarde taken after an action, the last place possessed by the coalesced powers in France, 18 Sept.

Battle of Warsaw, between the Russians and Poles, in which Kosciusko was taken prisoner covered with wounds, 10 Oct.

Battle of Rerzese, in Poland, in which Suwarrow annihilated the Poles, took all their artillery, 19 Oct.

Berterzel, Moreau, beats the Duke of York; general Fox wins a race here, 19 Oct.

Praga, the suburb of, near Warsaw in Poland, taken by the Russian General Suwarrow, who gave the barbarous orders to his army to give quarters to no one, in consequence of which, upwards of 30,000 Poles, men, women and children, were massacred, Nov. 4.

Nimeguen, port of, evacuated by the British, Nov. 7.

Warsaw, the capital of Poland, taken by the Russians under Suwarrow, Nov. 9.

Maestrecht, the garrison of, consisting of 8000 Austrians, surrendered to the French, Nov. 9.

Battle of the Black Mountain, Eastern Pyrennees, in which Dugomier, commander of the French, gained a complete victory, but fell in the battle; took 50 pieces of cannon and the Spanish founderies of Egui and Orbaycette, 17 Nov.

Another battle, French took tents for 50,000 men, at Figueras, 20 Nov.

Graves, the fortress of, taken by the French, Dec. 30.

1795. Battle of Bommel, in Holland, French under Moreau, took 120 pieces of cannon, 7 Jan.