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Edinburgh Chronicle 1759 War News and Dispatches
The Edinburgh Chronicle reports on naval actions, troop pay increases, and the strategic stance of Britain in the war. It notes a defeated French fleet, preparations to augment land forces to 137,420 effective men, and pay and officer costs. It adds dispatches from Cork and effects of peace talks with references to Prussia France and England, with hints of a January congress in Breda and preliminaries proposed by France.
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