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Archives & Documents " Journal du siège de Bruxelles". " Bruxelles, 1746". Copie (?) manuscrite non
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Category:Everything Else / Other
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Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 EUR
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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Jun 08 @ 00:30UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
Archives & Documents " Journal du siège de Bruxelles". " Bruxelles, 1746". Copie (?) manuscrite non signée. In-f° : 10 pp., en ff. Lors de la guerre de succession d'Autriche, diverses puissances lorgnèrent avidemment vers la Belgique. Les troupes de Louis XV envahirent la Belgique et entrèrent pour la première fois Bruxelles (sans la bombarder comme en 1695). Ils restèrent chez nous de 1746 à 1749.Intéressant document, du côté français, du siège qui eut lieu du 7 au 20 février 1746 : relation de la construction et des relèves de tranchées par divers maréchaux de camp (comtes de Montmorency, de la Suze, duc de Chevreux, Maréchal de Saxe, Mr. de Beaufremont...) ou des régiments amis. La fin du siège est relatée avec plus de détails : une nouvelle brèche est ouverte mais "l'Ennemy sen estant apperçu, vint pour les chasser mais aulieu de se retirer, comme il leur estait ordonné, ils sautèrent dans les demy bastions, crièrent vive le Roy; les compagnies de grenadiers qui estoient dans les fossés montèrent avec Rapidité sur les Brèches, entrèrent dans les demy bastions, en chassèrent l'Ennemy Jusqu'à dans le chemin couvert de la place [...] mais l'Ennemy ayant repris coeur est revenu en force et a attaqué [...] l'Ennemy après avoir fait un feu Effroyable [...] a fait rappeller et a demander des otages pour capituler. Nous avons Perdu dans cette affaire 150 hommes dont 20 ou 22 tués et le reste blessé, beaucoup très légèrement [...] la Capitulation n'a été signée qu'à 4 heures [...]". 200 Euros
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