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Troop Movements and Siege Updates From Flanders and Ghent
Reported spy details shifting lines along the Scheld and Ghent area describe British camps nearer Gavres and Ename, with Hanoverians advancing between Gavrés and Ename. Dutch reinforcement from Ghent to Tournay is noted, while Confederate leaders reportedly struggle with internal discord. Marshal Saxe meets with Neailles, Fénelon, and the Prince of Hesse in Ghent, then proceeds to Ypres and King’s quarters for a formal audience. The siege of Furnes continues with strong French forces. Allied hopes hinge on Prince Charles of Lorraine’s possible Rhine crossing, while overall command and upcoming campaigns remain unsettled.
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Ems
Gavres
Ghent
Gavrés
Ename
Brussels
Tournay
Count de Saxe
M. de Noailles
Ypres
Ghent-Gate Acars
Marquess de Fenelon
Saxe
Prince of Hesse
Prince Eugene
Belgrade
M. de Saxe
Marshal Neailles
aCew
M. de N
d’Argenton
Rhine
Moselle
Marshal Elleile
Furnes
Ee Tooth
Flanders
Fe Buttes