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News notes from Europe and Britain in May 1755
Reports from Brussels and Ghent describe convoys, troop movements, and expected field operations as Allied forces prepare for campaigns in Flanders and near Dunkirk. Letters from Paris discuss peace overtures and Marlborough’s allies, while Dublin and London relay political addresses and calls for measures against unrest and papal influence.
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St. George
Elwag
Etremos
Spain
Badajox
Paris
Mayo N.S
Rome
Castle of
Marly
Ghent
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Brussels
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Scheld
Prussia
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Great Britain
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Prince Eugene
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Dunkirk
Edinburgh
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Earl of Glasgow
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