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The French now began to attack the fortress proper above the town, where the remaining garrison had retreated. Batteries of siege guns were positioned opposite the citadel, the Terre Neuve outpost and Fort Orange (called Fort
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The city itself was attacked at the Porte de Saint-Nicolas. The French established two batteries opposite the advanced forts Saint-Antoine and
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still in the hands of the besieged. At daybreak, the garrison left Fort Jambes, blowing up three arches of the bridge over the Meuse behind them.
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