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Newspaper
Edinburgh Chronicle
Location
Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 18, 1759
Page
6
A letter from the duc de Belle Isle to a French prince urges brutal strategic measures against England, arguing for galley punishment and widespread desolation to secure victory. It praises Turenne and predicts harsh policy shifts, promising detailed instructions once conquest completes.
The London Gazette reports in council at Kensington on September 12, 1759 Jeffery Amherst, Esquire, appointed Captain-general and governor in chief of His Majesty's colony of Virginia. Also noted are promotions for John Manners Marquess of Granby to lieutenant-general of the ordnance and John Waldegrave to colonel of the queen's dragoon guards.
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