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Monthly Chronicle.
LETTERS FROM HOCHE , COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE SAMBRE AND MEUSE , AND FROM HOREAU , COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE RHINE AND MOSELLE , TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY . Head-quarters , Dierdorf , 2 glh Germinal , ( April iS- ) ' For two days the enemy have repeatedly demanded an armistice ; they proceeded upon the idea that one had been concluded in Italy . Having no official news of this , and pressed to execute your orders , I passed the Rhine , by the Neuwiedwith the ri
bridge of , ght wing , a corps of the centre of the army , and a division commanded by General Watrin . The two armies were in front of each other , at scarcely the distance of cannon-shot , when General Kray requested permission to send me Lieutenant Colonel Count de Blanken , charged with powers to conclude an armistice . As the first condition , I demanded the evacuation of the Lahn , and the cession of Ehrenbreitstein to the French army ; the parley broke off , and we soon separated . Scarcely had each of us returned to his arwhen the enemy attacked us by a vi cannonade . They ied an
my , gorous occup excellent position ; their right to the village of Holstendorff , behind the little river Sayn . Both were entrenched—Their front , covered by strong closed redoubts palisadoed , afforded a very formidable aspect . —Already had the infantry formed into columns of attack , when the signal was given j and soon , at the point of the bayonet , and without firing a shot , our grenadiers and carbineers , led on by General Bastoel , made themselves masters of the village of Hettorsdorff . The other troops , commanded by Generals Grenier , Oliver , Barbon ( who had ahorse killed under him ) , Bonnet , and Compere , got possession of the redoubts
of the enemy on the right ; whilst Lefebvre , Lemoine , Gralien , Spital , and others , carried , at the point of the bayonet , the village and redoubts of Bendorff . Finally , a charge of cavalry , directed by Generals Rechepance and Ney , completed the disorder , of the enemy , from whom we took 4000 prisoners , manv of whom are cavalry , the artillery of the redoubts , several field pieces , with their carriages , and three or four standards ' . Thus ended the battle'of Neuwied , in which the whole army distinguished itself . ' We pursued the enemy , General Lefebvre inarching to Montabaur with the
advanced guard and the first division , and Grenier with the centre , against Die ' rdprff , while Championnet had dislodged the enemy from the positions of Ukerath and Altenkirchen , with the fourth division , commanded by Legrand , the reserve , ' and the division of dragoons , under Klien . These actions appear to have been very warm . By the details given me , there is reason to believe that the hussar regiment of Barco has been almost destroyed , and that the army has made a great number of prisoners . ' Ney proceeded with the greatest rapidity to Dierdorff . —He found there the
enemy ' s reserve , 6000 strong , who had not yet been engaged . For more than twenty-four hours h ? fought them with less than 500 hussars , and , by his firm- , ness and talents , he gave time to the infantry of Grenier and the reserve of cavalry to come up . The enemy then were driven from the position which they occupied ; and , in a charge of cavalry , directed by Generals Hautpoul and Oswald , their cavalry was beat , with the loss , in killed , wounded , and prisoners , of 500 men ; we took besides 500 infantry . L . HUGHE . *
Head-quarters , Hackenbourg , I Florcal ( April 20 . ) " General Lefebvre , who was to-day to attack the enemy in the Lower Lahn , passed yesterday that river at Limbotirg , and pushed his advanced posts to Seltz , three leagues from that city . Generals Grenier and Watrin will pass to-day , one , at Wellbourg , and the other at Nassau . When the details of the affairs that have taken place shall have arrived , I will have the honour to send them to yon . The last accounts sent me by Generals Championnet and Lefebvre inform me that there were taken from the enemyiu the battles of the 29 th 7000 men 27
, , , pieces of cannon , a great number of waggons , baggage , horses , & c . We have besides received 5 oodeserters , or calling themselves so . General Lefebvre is going to Frankfort . We shall this morning attack the enemy at Kleinnister . I hope to be able to announce to you that the army will take post at Herbron tonight , L . HOCHE .
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Monthly Chronicle.
LETTERS FROM HOCHE , COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE SAMBRE AND MEUSE , AND FROM HOREAU , COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE RHINE AND MOSELLE , TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORY . Head-quarters , Dierdorf , 2 glh Germinal , ( April iS- ) ' For two days the enemy have repeatedly demanded an armistice ; they proceeded upon the idea that one had been concluded in Italy . Having no official news of this , and pressed to execute your orders , I passed the Rhine , by the Neuwiedwith the ri
bridge of , ght wing , a corps of the centre of the army , and a division commanded by General Watrin . The two armies were in front of each other , at scarcely the distance of cannon-shot , when General Kray requested permission to send me Lieutenant Colonel Count de Blanken , charged with powers to conclude an armistice . As the first condition , I demanded the evacuation of the Lahn , and the cession of Ehrenbreitstein to the French army ; the parley broke off , and we soon separated . Scarcely had each of us returned to his arwhen the enemy attacked us by a vi cannonade . They ied an
my , gorous occup excellent position ; their right to the village of Holstendorff , behind the little river Sayn . Both were entrenched—Their front , covered by strong closed redoubts palisadoed , afforded a very formidable aspect . —Already had the infantry formed into columns of attack , when the signal was given j and soon , at the point of the bayonet , and without firing a shot , our grenadiers and carbineers , led on by General Bastoel , made themselves masters of the village of Hettorsdorff . The other troops , commanded by Generals Grenier , Oliver , Barbon ( who had ahorse killed under him ) , Bonnet , and Compere , got possession of the redoubts
of the enemy on the right ; whilst Lefebvre , Lemoine , Gralien , Spital , and others , carried , at the point of the bayonet , the village and redoubts of Bendorff . Finally , a charge of cavalry , directed by Generals Rechepance and Ney , completed the disorder , of the enemy , from whom we took 4000 prisoners , manv of whom are cavalry , the artillery of the redoubts , several field pieces , with their carriages , and three or four standards ' . Thus ended the battle'of Neuwied , in which the whole army distinguished itself . ' We pursued the enemy , General Lefebvre inarching to Montabaur with the
advanced guard and the first division , and Grenier with the centre , against Die ' rdprff , while Championnet had dislodged the enemy from the positions of Ukerath and Altenkirchen , with the fourth division , commanded by Legrand , the reserve , ' and the division of dragoons , under Klien . These actions appear to have been very warm . By the details given me , there is reason to believe that the hussar regiment of Barco has been almost destroyed , and that the army has made a great number of prisoners . ' Ney proceeded with the greatest rapidity to Dierdorff . —He found there the
enemy ' s reserve , 6000 strong , who had not yet been engaged . For more than twenty-four hours h ? fought them with less than 500 hussars , and , by his firm- , ness and talents , he gave time to the infantry of Grenier and the reserve of cavalry to come up . The enemy then were driven from the position which they occupied ; and , in a charge of cavalry , directed by Generals Hautpoul and Oswald , their cavalry was beat , with the loss , in killed , wounded , and prisoners , of 500 men ; we took besides 500 infantry . L . HUGHE . *
Head-quarters , Hackenbourg , I Florcal ( April 20 . ) " General Lefebvre , who was to-day to attack the enemy in the Lower Lahn , passed yesterday that river at Limbotirg , and pushed his advanced posts to Seltz , three leagues from that city . Generals Grenier and Watrin will pass to-day , one , at Wellbourg , and the other at Nassau . When the details of the affairs that have taken place shall have arrived , I will have the honour to send them to yon . The last accounts sent me by Generals Championnet and Lefebvre inform me that there were taken from the enemyiu the battles of the 29 th 7000 men 27
, , , pieces of cannon , a great number of waggons , baggage , horses , & c . We have besides received 5 oodeserters , or calling themselves so . General Lefebvre is going to Frankfort . We shall this morning attack the enemy at Kleinnister . I hope to be able to announce to you that the army will take post at Herbron tonight , L . HOCHE .