HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
7th, surrendered by the magistracy 
to General Bournonville, who had 
been ordered to commence the at- 
tack, by erecting batteries, and 
bombarding the town. 
* The Austrian forces retired to 
Brussels, whither Dumouriez now 
prepared to follow with all expedi- 
tion, and otherwise to reap the fruit 
of this important victory. 
~ Bournonville, to whom the magis- 
tracy of Mons had opened its gates, 
was appointed by the executive 
power to repair to Mentz, totake the 
command of the army under Gene- 
ral Kellerman; that officer having 
been recalled to Paris. 
He was promoted to this com- 
mand, for the purpose of support- 
ing Custine, and acting with more 
vigour and judgment than his pre- 
decessor. but in this expectation, 
both ministers and the public were 
still disappointed. 
' Operations in West Flanders 
were at this time carried on with 
eat enterprize and effect. On 
the 6th of November, General 
Labourdonnaye, who commanded 
in that quarter, gave orders to 
make a false attack on Menin, in 
order to cover his design of forcing 
the Austrians from several import- 
ant posts which they occupied. They 
were in consequence beat at Pont 
Rouge, Comines, and Varneton ; 
where they had entrenched them- 
selves, but were obliged to retire. 
By these events the navigation of 
the river Lys was opened; which 
was an inestimable advantage to the 
French army. Forage was very 
scarce, and cattle could not be 
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spared to bring it from a distance. 
A boat was able to bring as much 
as would require sixty waggons to 
draw. 
On the Sth in the morning, La- 
bourdonnaye entered Tournay, with 
the first division of his army, which, 
following the example of Mons, 
had likewise been evacuated. The 
second division, encamped at Ci- 
soing, was to follow the next day, 
in order jointly to proceed on ope- 
rations concerted with Dumou- 
riez. 
The fall of Tournay was accom- 
panied by that of Menin and Ipres; 
and on the 12th, General Labour- 
donnaye took possession of Ghent, 
the capital of Flanders, without the 
least difficulty. The Austrians un- 
der Ja Tour, to the number of 
5000 men, fell back on Antwerp ; 
ut part of the baggage of his de- 
tachment, embarked onthe Scheldt, 
fell into the hands of the French. 
During this time, Dumouriez had 
not been idle; for on the 13th he 
appeared before the city of Brus- 
sels; andon the morning of that 
day, his advanced guard beat a force 
commanded by the Prince of Wir- 
temberg, consisting of 8000 men, 
on the heights of Anderlicht. The 
engagement lasted six hours. The 
French lost thirty men; the loss of 
the Austrians is stated at a much 
greater number. On the 14th, in 
the morning, the gates of Brussels 
were opened to Dumouriez. Gene- 
ral Miranda* had beenleftin charge 
of the army, while the advanced 
guard, with Dumouriez at their 
head, had advanced to Brussels. 
On 
the day after the battle of Jemmappe ; 
having been absent, by the orders of the Executive Council, recalling him to Paris 
from Valenciennes, for the purpose of taking the command of the French army on 
the Spanish frontiers, as before mentioned, 
On his arrival at Mons, he took the 
command 
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