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Dutch and Scottish tensions amid military disorder abroad
Reports from Edinburgh describe chaotic actions by Dutch and Scottish forces amid wartime strain. Officers report assaults on soldiers, detentions over debts, and seizure of artillery while authorities debate imperial stance. News covers Cadogan’s movements, enclaves in Stirling, garrison details, and local trials as Dutch troops reinforce and local officials enforce price controls.
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Edinburg
Varides Beck
Cadogan
Rothes
Lauderdale
Weems
Haddington
Ker
Duke of Roxburgh
Stirling
Duke of
Argyle
J’erth
J’arles
James Cheyne
Signet
Aberdeen
Harfe
Marquis of Tweddale
Earl of Sutherland
Fife
Bruntifland Castle
Robert Mongumrie of
Skelmerlie
Bruntifland
Finlon
D. Finlyson
Harwich
Helland
Londly
Robert Jones
Ghimoygar