. History of the late war in the Netherlands : together with an abstract of the Treaty of Utrecht . fit to make afuhd vpitb precipitate Retreat, leaft this Skirmifli fliould Occafion^ofs. a General Engagement; having loft a great many Men in this Fruitlefs -Attempt, beiides a Colonel, otherOfficers, with 300 Private Men, that were made Pri-foners, and a Booty of 150 Horfes, THE Confederate Generals; refolvd to enlargetheir Conquefts by another Siege, fince the Enemywould give them no manner of Opportunity of comingto a dccilive Battle : So they bent their Efforts againft(a) St. VENA NT, an
. History of the late war in the Netherlands : together with an abstract of the Treaty of Utrecht . fit to make afuhd vpitb precipitate Retreat, leaft this Skirmifli fliould Occafion^ofs. a General Engagement; having loft a great many Men in this Fruitlefs -Attempt, beiides a Colonel, otherOfficers, with 300 Private Men, that were made Pri-foners, and a Booty of 150 Horfes, THE Confederate Generals; refolvd to enlargetheir Conquefts by another Siege, fince the Enemywould give them no manner of Opportunity of comingto a dccilive Battle : So they bent their Efforts againft(a) St. VENA NT, and (h) AIJ^E, at the fame order to the Reduction of thofe tvtro Places, both Armies (it) St. VE NANT, is a Town of the Low-Countries, /?/ the Earl~dom of Artois. It fiands by the Borders of Flanders, about 4 Miles Eafiof Aire, 26 South of Dunkirk, a7id as many North of Arras. Latitude ^^^. {b) AIR E, is a large and handfome City of France. It flands upmthe Lys, 25 Miles South of Dunkirk, 28 North-Weft of Arras, and 26Eaft of Boulogne. Longitude 17. 49. Latitude 43.
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