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Diplomatic and Military Dispatches From May 10 to May 23
Vienna reports General Heifter forces Count Caroll to move toward Prince Ragotski as Turkish moves fade. Imperial reinforcements near Erlingen prepare to cross the Rhine. French troops in Alsace weakened by detachments. Reports from Brassels note French efforts to relieve Doway and arrivals of St George Bourbon and Irish generals. Hessians join the Grand Army. Brunswians rapid advance to defend cities. Dutch deputies return satisfied after talks with Imperial and British plenipotentiaries. Holland summoned on May 28. Magazines burned plan near Lille thwarted, with several culprits captured. Whitehall records a commissioner appointment to Excise and Trinity House election. London notes Hardy chosen elder Brother of Trinity House.
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Vienna
N. S. Hey
Hungary
Heifter
Caroll
Newhausel
Ragotski
Turkey
Sweden
D. Frankfort
Erlingen
Philipsburgh
Rhine
Alsace
Netherlands
Brassels
Doway
Chevalier de St. George
Duke of Bourbon
Lee
Dorrington
Dillon
Valenciennes
Cambray
Arras
Hague
Flanders
Brabant
Amsterdam
Gertruydenberg
Heinsius
France
Versailles
Holland
Lifle
Whitehall
William Gifford
the Excise
Foot Onslow
Michael Polexten
Whitlock Bulstrode
London
Tho. Hardy
Trinity House
Admiral Churchill
Deceas