APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 



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the right hon. Henry Dundss, his 

 majesty's principil secretary ot state 

 for the home department, from his 

 royal highness the duke of York. 



SIR, Cateau, April '15, \7Q^- 

 In con-eqp.er.cf^ of a requi-,st trt.in 

 the prince ot Coboiirg, I sent, the 

 day before yesterday, a detachment 

 of cavahy to reconnoitre the enemy, 

 who were reported to have assem- 

 bled at the Camp de Caesar, near 

 Cambrai. 



This patrole, with which general 

 Dtto went himself, found the enemy 

 in great force, ai.d so strongly post- 

 ed at the village of Viliierseii Ciu- 

 chie, that he sent back for a rein- 

 forcement, which I immediately d.- 

 tached, it consisted of twosquadrons 

 ,of Zetchwitz curassiers, major-ge- 

 neral Mansel's brigade of heavy ca- 

 valry, and l!ie eleventh regiment of 

 light dragoons. As they could rot 

 arrive till it was dark, Gener.il Otto 

 was obliged to delay the attack till 

 the next morning, when ittook place 

 soon after day-break. 



He then ordered two squadrons 

 of hussars, and two squadrons of the 

 fifteenth re'j;iment of ligiit dragoons 

 to chirge the enemy, which thev did 

 .with the greatest sttec ss; and find- 

 ing a lii.e of infantry in the.rear of 

 the cavalry, they continued the 

 .charge withoqt hesitation, ;.nd broke 

 them likewise. Hid thev been pro- 

 perly s'.;(>'>orted, the entire destruc- 

 tion of liie enemy must have been 

 the cun^jequence, but, by some mis- 

 tike, general Mansel's brigade did 

 not arrive in time for that purpose. 

 riie enemy, hovvever, were com- 

 pletely driven back, and obliged to 

 retreat in great contusion into Cam- 

 brai, with the loss of twelve iuindred 

 men killed in the field, and three 

 pieces oi cujnui). 



The gallantry displayed by these 

 troops, but pirticularly by the I5th 

 regiment of light dragoons, does 

 them the highest honour ; and, con- 

 sidering the danger of their situ- 

 ation, whenleftwithoutsupport, tlie 

 loss 'hey experienced is not consi- 

 derable. 



The on^y officer wounded was 

 captain Aylett, of the 15th regiment, 

 wlio had the mi^fuituneto be se- 

 verely wounded by a bayonet in tfae 

 body. 



Enclosed I transmit a return of 

 the killed, wounded, and missing, 

 upon the occasion. 



The first jMrailel at Landrecies is 

 in such forwardness, that it is inten- 

 ded to-night to convey the cannoa 

 into the batteries, which are toopen 

 to-morrow. 



The enemy attempted this morn- 

 ing to make two sorties, but weie 

 driven back with considerable loss. 

 I am, sir, Sc. 

 FREDERICK. 

 Ri^ht hon. Henri/ Dundas, &:c. 



THE l^ONDON GAZETTB EXTRA- 

 ORDINARV. 



CPullishedin tkeaffemoon ofAprilZC) 



Wh'itt'haU, Apr if 30. 



THE letters of which thefnllcw- 

 in:; are copies, were this mcrn- 

 ing received from his royal higlness 

 the duke of York, by the right hon. 

 Henry Dundas, l>is innjcsty's prin- 

 cipal secretary ot state for the liomc 

 department. 



Heightsalove Cateau,April26, 1794. 



SIR, 



It is from the field of battle that 

 I have the satisfaction to acquaint 

 you, for his majesty's informati.Jii, 

 with the glorious success which the 



army 



