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Siege and Movements Around Ghent Amid Armistice Talks
Reports from July describe British and allied forces near Ghent and Landrecy with Ormonde's army marching, formal armistice declarations, and tense exchanges with French, Dutch, and Imperial commanders. Detachments reinforce Denain, Doway, and Bouchain while negotiations hint at a broader peace.
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Flines
Ypres
Duke of Ormonde
Prince van Anhalt- Deffru
Landrecy
Garifon
M. General du Barais
Quesnoy
Guesnoy
Eugene
Bermerain
Count Tilly
Rodigny
Fiel
Escarmain
Mabeuge
Avenue
Cembray
Marshal Villars
Bouchain
Doway
Ghent
Domay
Zee Brussels
Prince Eugen
Querenain
Amlalt Leflas
Marshal Fillers
Utrecht
Portugal
Hague
Lord Privy Seal
Earl of Strafford
Dunkirk
Queen of Great Britain
Netherlands
France
Holland
Friezland
Maeffricht
London
Conners Dar=ey
George Fielding
Elgis
Bruges
Ee Kinsale
Majojesty
Moat
Cammock
Falmouth
Queensborough
Waterford
Cork
Fame
Bristol
Guinea
St. Fames
Bilboz