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Fragmented War Intelligence From Early 1700s Dispatches
The letters describe naval actions near Ter Amsterdam and the capture of ships with German troops aboard. Reports from Holstein and East Friesland recount floods, dykes breached, towns inundated, and thousands presumed drowned. Sweden and Belgrade exchanges hint at peace negotiations and military mobilizations, with recalls of princes, regiments, and a potential Naples deployment.
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Pat Forte
Ali Che
Edgeric
Agni
Effina
Terdam Ga Parik
Holstein
Bremen
East Friesland
Bitmarsh
RyderQad
Hulam
Gluckfadt
Fenninguen
Itzehon
Elbe
Haft
Frissland
Aurick
Oldenburg
Delmenhartt
Emden
Fae
Hamburg
Wexhear
Sweden
Baron Dé Gortz
de la Marga
Lubeck
Cate
Germany
Stanian
Brieenie
Belgrade
Coragrad
Urkil
Prines Eugene
Low Countries
Kingdom of Naples