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Death of the Dauphin Humanely Lamented in Paris and Court
Paris reports the Dauphin died of smallpox at age forty nine. The King sends a special courier to notify King Philip in Saragossa. Across Europe, strategic moves unfold as Villars delays, and Berwick and Bezons prepare for upcoming campaigns. Arras garrison strengthens fearing a siege. Morlaix packet with English officers reaches Lisbon.
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Holland
Flanders
Paris
Dauphin
Saragossa
Philip
Spain
M. Villars
Mareschal de Bezons
Alsace
Ais
Duke of
Berwick
Dauphine
Dunkirk
Port-Louis
Arras
Grenadiers
Vimy
Morlaix
England
Lisbon
Meudon
Abbey of
St. Denis
Metz
Burgundy
Hague
Duke of Marlborough
Tournay