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Defeat at Denain reported by Dutch letters July 24
Letters from The Hague describe Villars and Broglio forcing Denain’s entrenchment after a fierce assault. Earl of Albermarle, General Sobel, Count Dohna, and the Prince of Holstein are among the captured or drowned. Dutch reports cite bridges broken, heavy losses, and ongoing measures as Eugene and Tilly coordinate next steps.
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Leyden Courant
Hione
Aathal Vilars
Lourche
Neufville
Eugene of
Savoy
Denain
Albemarle
Din Perlon
Schild
Othe
Earl of Albemarne
Sobel
Count Dohna
Prince of Holstein
Nassau Woudenburg
Welderen
Douglas
Scheld
Berkhoff
Marchiennes
Plece
Mons
Pr. Eugene
Count Tilly
F. Welderen
F. Hip
W. Hooft
W. de Huereste
Mortagne
St. Amand
Garifon
Marchienne
Ghent
Sabine
Ingold
Dunkirk
Turin
Duke of Savoy
Hague
Bristol
Utrecht
Duke of Ormon¢e
Earl of Strafford
Gluckstad
Elbe
Tlehoe
Reneburg
Flanders
Nassau-Woudenburg
Helland
Paris
Lancrecy
Prince Eugene
Villars
Count Coigny
Sambre
Penny
Cartignies
Tme
Count Broglio
Selle
Bouchain
Count Albergorti
Marshal Villars
Bioglio
Albergo Ti
Sieur Brindelay
Earl of Albemarle
Dohna
Marquis de Tourville
Count de Meuse
Eugene
Prouvay
Hohenzeilein