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Speech of Wharton and Allied Affairs in 1710 Parliament
In August 1710 Lord Wharton as Lord Lieutenant and General Governor of Ireland delivered a speech to the English Parliament, praising the session’s progress and promising full support for supplies and laws. The message urged unity, defense of religion and liberties, and commitment to prosperity, with assurances of royal favor and administration. Reports from Villars and Marlborough era battle accounts follow, noting victories, troop movements, and engagements near Bethune, St Paul, and Aire with substantial enemy casualties and captures.
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Thomas Earl of Wharton
Ireland
Dirsted
House of Commons
Vienna
Aluro
Sweden
Villars Brulin
Spain
Duke of Marlborow
Duke of Anjou
Bick
Gory
Vernois
Bethan
Hirdermoioya
Eugene
M. de Villars