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Great European War News From May 14 Correspondence
Letters from Leiden and Paris relay the mobilization across Swabia Franconia and the Upper Rhine to guard passes and borders as King Augustus and allied rulers send troops to the Netherlands. Reports note Harcourt’s expected arrival in Strasbourg and preparations for a potential imperial invasion, with convoyed provisions and a rising cost of living amid strategic maneuvers by Marlborough, Berwick, and other commanders.
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Leiden
Frankfort
Prutia
Augutus
Hifle Caffel
Wittenbere
Netherlands
Swabia
Franconia
Upper Rhine
Black Forest
Strasbourg
Marshal de Harcourt
Antwerp
Ghent
Garifon
Dauphen
Duke of
Burndy
Duke of Orleans
Betiy
Chevalier de St George
Coure
Flanders
Bron
Paris
Cork
Ireland
Lisbba
Regiment of Horse of Galloway
Sadhorng Meriche
Prise
M. du Guay
Frouin
Brést
Antazone
M. de Contretac
Richi
la Dauphine
Gane
Lisbon
N. S
Cays
Aca
Adajox
Don Fratenco
Bacas
Elyas
England
Spain
Hague
Duke of Marlborough
Eogland
Guderiaindue
Hollandone
Zealand
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