“of the French. 
pulsed in four charges, but suc- 
"made with the bayonet. 
HISTORY. OF EUROPE: 
Moreau fell upon the Austrians at 
-Renchan, a viilage near Philips- 
-burgh and totally defeated them, on 
the twenty-cighth of June, witha 
considerable loss of men and can- 
non. He pursued them to Radstadt, 
where, having received re-inforce- 
ments, they made astand; but, after 
an obstinate conflict, were again 
‘routed on the sixth of July. Ge- 
neral Laroche had, on the second, 
adlefeated a large body of them post- 
edon Mount Kubis, the highest of 
-those called the Black Mountains. 
. They now retreated to the vil- 
lage of Ettlingen, a strong position 
in the neighbourhood of Manheim. 
Here they were joined by the 
‘major pari of the archduke’s army, 
and appeared resolved to make a 
Vigorous resistance for the preser- 
vation of that part of Germany. 
The battle was fought, on the ninth 
of July, with great fury on both 
sides, but ended to the advantage 
They were re- 
ceeded in the fifth, which was 
The Aus- 
4rians lost great numbers slain in 
the field, besides fifteen hundred 
who were taken. 
| This victory decided the superi- 
ority on the Rhine in favour of the 
rench, The Austrians left totally 
uncovered the cities of Mentz and 
Manheim, and the fortresses of 
Philipsburgh and Ehrenbretstein, 
and retired farther into Germany, 
to wait for reinforcements, before 
they could venture to resume offen- 
‘sive operations. 
_ In the mean time, general Kleber 
ad again proceeded from Dussel- 
dorf, and advanced along the right 
bankof the Rhine. He was joined 
on the second of July by general 
Jourdan, who bad crossed the Rhine 
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near Coblentz. The Austrian ge- 
neral, Wartensleben, had not been 
able to oppose these various move- 
ments of the French, who had 
worsted his troops on several oc- 
casions, and taken or killed near 
two thousand of them. After dis- 
persing all the various corps that 
attempted to impede their progress, 
they arrived, on the twelfth of July, 
within sight of Francfort on the 
Main. 
This city, with several others in 
its proximity, surrendered to the 
French, on capitulations that left 
them in possession of their municipal 
laws and government. In order to 
quiet the minds of the Germans, 
and convince them that the views 
of the French did not extend to any 
permanent possession of the towns 
and territories they had seized, ge- 
neral Jourdan issued a proclamation, 
by which he formally engaged to 
protect the judicial chamber of the 
empire at Wetzlar, situated in the 
circle of the Upper Rhine, at 
some distance from Francfort. He 
granted a safeguard to all its mem- 
bers, and strictly ferbad its proceed 
ings to be disturbed under any pre- 
tence. - 
Among the cities that surrendered 
to Jourdan was that of Wurtsburgb, 
one of the most cousiderable bishop- 
ricks and ecclesiastical principalities 
in Germany. Here he found im- 
mense magazines and two hundred 
pieces of cannon. It fell into his 
hands on the twentyssixth of July ; 
and shortly afier, having forced 
Wartensleben to retire beyond the 
Rednitz, near Bamberg; on the 
first of August, he took possession of 
that capital of Franconiay on the same 
day : like Wurtsburgh, it was also a 
bishopric and principality, and pos- 
sessed a considerable territory. 
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