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Anguish over Augmentation Plans Tangle Dutch Dutchess
The document sources reveal urgent efforts across provinces to push a 20,000 man augmentation. The Hague reports heavy preparations and fortification work along the frontier, while officials argue over the feasibility and discipline of Marshal Maillebois’s army. A disputed debate with the States General shows deep political strain as fears of French expansion grow.
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Merguid de Bendon
States General
France
Velewe
Guelderland
The
Hague
Bohemia
Vienna
Marquis de Benelon
Marquis‘de Mailletiois
Brontiers
Republick
Bresking
Marshal de Maillebois
Ste