[Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Thaddeus Mason Harris]@TWC D-Link bookBiographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe CHAPTER I 6/18
There was found in the camp 164 pieces of cannon, and a prodigious quantity of powder, bullets, bombs, grenades, and various military equipments and stores; and the booty in other articles was great and rich beyond computation. The Imperial army passed the Danube on the 6th of August, "in order to avoid the infection of the dead bodies." The same day a council of war was held, in which the siege of Temeswaer was proposed and resolved on.
This is a town of Hungary, upon the river Temes, whence it has its name.
It lies five miles from Lippa, towards the borders of Transylvania, and about ten from Belgrade.
The Turks took it from the Transylvanians in 1552, and fortified it to a degree that they deemed it impregnable.
After several severe conflicts, and a most desperate resistance, it capitulated on the 14th of October, 1716, and the Turks entirely evacuated the place on the 17th.
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