The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-11-26
MISGELLANT.


s. entered at the age OF htteen, INTO the FlehSH
fervice, as eadet Of artillery, which corps he
foon abandoned for that Of the cavalry and in
I74o, was appointed colnet Of the regiment OF
light horre RATED BY the celebrated Marihall
Sax. He fonn attracted notice as bold rider,
and for his peculiar manner in he conduit OF
the light cavalry. In the fame year he was ad-
vanccd to the rank of major in the regiment IN
con(equence of his brave conduit at the taking
of Prague, & Of the iudicious manner 10 which
he covered the retreat az the French from 30
hernia, dnder MARTIAL de Bellies. He was at
forwards oppofed 10 The celebrated Pandour
commander, Trenck, who laid waite Bavaria
Wurmler, however, ioon Popped his Pro8rels.
In I745, he exchanged the trench tervlce tor
the Auarian, and was made colonel OF the tame
regiment of hufars which he commanded at
forwards as general. During the war Of [746
and 175Q, betwixt Aultria and Frederick Of
PrulIia, he had always commands in the line Of
battle, always difinguihing himfef for his bra
very and judiciOus manGvres. lie had an op-,
rortunity 10 hguaiize himfelf as a general, till
the new Piu(Iian war in 1919, when he was en-
tiuAed with leparate command. The matter
~ manner in which he planned the attacks Of
the Prufian rear, in the retreat from Bohemia
il that year, and the attempts which he made
to intercept the whole train OF artillery, Procu-
red him the higheR applaufe among military
men, and even Frederick himlelf acknowledged
il to be frf rate piece Of generalihip. IL was
the Prince Royal Of Prulia, now Frederick
William III, who defeated thele lchemes Of
Wurmfer. The Prince had his own regiment,
the "a regiment Of footguards, Tuna's battal
lion of greuadiers, and APPenburg's dragons,
to cover file of artillery and Wagons, OF
more than twelve Englh miles in length
His cavalry was in The lat diviiion, more than
five miles backward, when Wurm1er, 10y for
ced march, (Whereby he efcaped the vigilance
Il the King himtelf, who commanded the GOV
ering column appeared at three o'clock in the
afternoon with 5000 Hungarian cavalry, in
from, and flank OF the Pruiians and in Podetlion
of the heights and hall0w grounds OF Burke
dorf, where the train was 70 pats. The Priuce
perceiying that every hing was loa if be wait
ed for Wurmier's attack, and his own cavalry
Being TOO far behind 20 b brought mo the act
ION, took the bold relolution TO charge the Au
Rrians. Accordingly, he put himlelf at the
head of the feet guards, and iuPPorted By Tu-
IA S greradiers, and heavy cannnnade, attack
cd the AuAian cavalry with the bayonet,
threw them into confuGon, and gave time TO
The King 10 come up, who loon arriving, took
900 Priiouers, although Wurmfcr renewed the
attack He had three horles ih under HIM
n that affair. Freoerick, after the a6ti'n, de-
clarea, " 1t was the hrlt campaign OF my ne
phew always thought him courageous
man, but now he has ihewn himlelf a judrious
general, and 80 acquired more glory from the
character che gseat general who oPPof:d
him." In i79S, Wurmler commanded p
arzte corps in he Bannat, where he dhplayed
lis talents in oppoiag and toPPin3,by ikillful
marches and counter marches, uni ed Si,h bold
attacks Of light cavalry, the progress q the
Whole force Of the Turkilh empire headed by
he grand .Vizir. In 1880, lie covered The
whole Of he A1llrian army in the uhfo.tpns'e
retreat from the Ban7at, and with his own and
Batco's regiment, prevented more than 10000
Turks from ieizing the milisay ehei and bag
gage. In 1900, he leit that army wfen Land-
hon took the command, witt whom he was
not on terms of iricndthP. Tn 1893, be was
apponted 10 the command of the my intend
ed to al zgana the French in Al(aee- On tie
18th Oaober, he made grand attack upon
the lines Of LaureF, aud forced them, after lit
tie refiRance from the enemy, who loft am It
the whole of the artillery. WielemAurg fell
Goon af.er, and he purified The French hra to
FIsgugnau, and then to Wanzenau, near Straf-
burg On The z7th, he was II. this place, at.
tackled By The Fench; bat he compelled them.
to retreat With the lofs Of 3ooomen. The IA
nous Fort Louis, in Xauban, fell into his 'hands,
on the 18th November. Here his fucceil-is
terminated, and bis genius was compelled 70
yield to the enthufialm Of the republicans, IN
dertie command Of Pfchegrq and Hoche.--
On the 9Th Of December, his army was driven
fromHaguenau, with imneufe lofa I; On the 10Th
tn, from WeiGemboug, and finally aerois The
Rhine. The Ian fervce in which Ma hal
Wurmfr was ernplayed,i was 70 attempt the
relief Of Maneua when beiieged by BuonaPaTte-