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PG-P.758.040
21 Sep 1758:11 (1552)
Cleves, June 28. We have received some particulars that may
be depended on in regard to the late battle. Before Prince
Ferdinand gave the order for attacking, he lifted up his
eyes to heaven for near a minute. . . [3 lines] On the
field of battle, there were found two uniforms . . . [2
lines] 7 standards, 2 pair of kettle drums; and 22 officers
of distinction have been taken in the pursuit. . . [13
lines]
Head quarters at Osterad, June 27. The 24th instant, the
day after the battle of Crevelt, Major-General Wangenheim,
with four battalions, and four squadrons, marched and
encamped at Osterad, to sustain the Light Troops that were
in pursuit of the French. The 25th Te Deum was sung in our
camp, with a feu de joye, and a general discharge of all our
artillery. . . [14 lines]
His Serene Highness has made a present to the Hanoverian
Artillery of a pair of kettle-drums, we took from the enemy
on the 23d, for their gallant behaviour. . .
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