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Peace prospects fade as war preparation intensifies in Europe
Amid reports from Versailles and the Hague in June 1709, allies fault French diplomacy that seeks to divide the Grand Alliance and delay peace. Torcy informs Eugene the king rejects the Hague preliminaries, while Britain readies forces and fortifications for renewed conflict. News from Dunkirk, Rochegade, and naval actions in Portugal and the Channel further underscore looming military strain and political maneuvering among major powers.
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Duke of Afarborough
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Roy
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