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Misfortune in Bohemia and distant marches amid European conflict
Reports from the Austrian theater describe misfortune in Bohemia due to dispersed orders and fatigue, with three cited causes: the industriality of commands, lack of discipline, and Austrian advantages in quicker, direct marching. Dispatches mention Maillebois and Saxon tensions, potential court martial, and ongoing naval and colonial movements, including ships at Antigua and James River, plus embassy movements from Dover to Ostend. Nearby notes cover privateer actions off Land’s End, wrecks and impressment attempts, and local society items from Dublin and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
M. Maillebais
Marshal Droglio
Bohemia
Saatz
Egra
Danube
Puscany
Portland
Hawkes
Antigua
Barbadoes
Young
Strafford
Trevor
James River
Viginia
Duke of
Aremberg
Dover
Ostend
Earl of Ei Fngham
Ear
England
Fouth
Great George-street
Hanover Square
Francess
Vienna
Trieste
Holland
United Provinces
Cimet
House of Austria
Ratifoon
M. Maillebois
Count de Saxe
Maullebois
Capiay
Fooms
Barb
Ses
s-End
P.vaieer
Richmond
Jamaica
J Sncon
Scilly
Elizabeth
Poole
Clarke
Strother
Petersburgh
Chester
Ila
North Briain
N.S
St. Malo