The Autumn Action at Crow Island

The Reed Line, this day. The Autumn Action at Crow Island. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Casualty particulars will be published in the roll as the Ministry releases them.

The Minister of War will make the customary statement to the Assembly. The names will be read with the year's roll.

Those concerned: The 1st Marsh Regiment (combatant); The Reed Line (location).

The Grand Chancellor, Fedor Hallin, received the report at the Chancellery without comment.

Background

• 19 August 1878. The Summer Action at Ollen's Landing. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Earlier report.
• 14 December 1867. The Winter Action at the Long Sedge. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Earlier report.
• 23 January 1860. The Winter Action at Black Pool. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Earlier report.
• 22 August 1857. The Summer Action at the Third Stake. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Earlier report.
• 27 June 1855. The Summer Action at Black Pool. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Earlier report.

Elsewhere in this issue: The first train reaches Ostrabruck. The journey from Vellmar takes 6…

We shall return to the matter as further particulars come to hand.

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