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EDINBURGH

... is an accounr, that he Ruffian grand army had a de- figii to take up their wimerquarters in G.eatPoland, butbeing|made fenlible by :he inhabitants, thar it was impoifible for them to fupply fuch a' nume- rous army with provifions and forage during the ...

Published: Wednesday 12 November 1760
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1212 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EDIN B U R G H

... facrificing his Life for the publick Good, j thatthe Army and heavy .Artillery were marched in the very Dead of Winter, without Tents and with ?? Horfts, when not only the Enemy, but many in i.is own Army, and perhaps in his Council, thought it impoffible ...

Published: Tuesday 17 April 1759
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1331 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

London, September 8

... command ofthe army on the Continent. And to be fucceeded, it is fasd, .by Earl Coiriwaliis. The Prince of Saxs Cobourg has certainly resign- ed the command of the combined aimies, and has been fucceeded by General Ctairfait. The Count ?? will land in Jerfey ...

Published: Thursday 11 September 1794
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 986 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH

... certainly loft all their cannon, ammunition, baggage, and military cheft. The few who efcaped id, with the remainder of their army, towards Hombourg, leaving Landau entirely defencelefs. — There is therefore every reafon to fuppofe, that the furrender of ...

Published: Monday 16 December 1793
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 746 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ABERDEEN

... There was a[toa large Trail of Ground lying South fide of the forefaid Lands, and reaching to the Top of the Hill of Knockendi hter, belonging in com- tr.on theforejaid Lands md the Lands Badentoy, lAc. she Property oj Robert Gordon's Hofpital ; in wjiich ...

Published: Monday 01 November 1762
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1746 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Edinburgh, Auguil 3

... Paris (a diftance of about 140 miles) aie Cam- bray, Peronne, and Senlis ; ail ftrong places : before, however, ihe combined armies can reach the laic place, they muft dot's the river Oii'e. The immediate confequence of th; capture of Va- lenciennes will ...

Published: Saturday 03 August 1793
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1110 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EDINBURGH

... to have the command of the Provincial army in his fit ■:-■ order ofthe Congrefs. The Cime papers alfj confirm ti - feat ofthe Heffians ; but fay, it' was owing to their '■:■-■: : ceiyed, by fome ofthe rebel army drc-ifed in the mafofl* Britifti troops ...

Published: Wednesday 19 February 1777
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1468 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LONDON

... S. A Military Scheme is on Foot, whicb befidet, adding .50000 Men to the Land forces on the prefer.t Eftablifh- ment, has in View the bringing into the Field, three fiich Armies next Summer, as wiil juftly furprize all Europe, the Court being ultimately ...

Published: Thursday 21 August 1755
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 727 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

I PARI-, Deceir.her IZ

... to be made with gun boats, drawing 110 moie than two or three feet of water, and where in a moment the whoie force could be landed on. the call ?? *. . Thefc ligiit barks ought to have a fmal! fail like the filhing boats, nnd a great'number of oars. They ...

Published: Monday 25 December 1797
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1361 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LONDO N

... the Provincial army at King's Bridge, being fo well in- trenched, he dare not rilli the lofs that may enfue ; he has therefore garrifoned the city of New York with ten thou- fand men, befides the fhips of war, and the reft of the army he means to march ...

Published: Wednesday 20 November 1776
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2617 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

On Friday Morning lad his Majefty went the Dock-yard of the Weft-India Company and faw two new Ships, named the

... had on board three Corfairs. They advanced within half Cannon -Shot of little Cape, and had mann’d their Boats in order to land : But fohne Grenadiers which were put in Ambulh to receive them, fired upon them with fuch Succefs, that the Boats rowed back ...

Published: Tue 27 Nov 1750
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 564 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NEW BOOKS

... race fill iffiie expedition againft the Turks l le year 171 x ; when the total ruin of army was prevented only a ftrata« ,ntrived b y the Czarina. on 1C Turkifh army furrounded f a s » w defign ftarve into t rC I^er and this they ccrtainly would . clone ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1782
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2738 | Page: 28 | Tags: none