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British War Fleets Blockade Coast and Global Dispatches
From the Hague and Amsterdam courants dated late June to July 1719, reports describe British men of war cruising off our coast preventing entry or departure, stock movements in Cadiz and Madrid, French desertions near Barcelona, and a naval tension surrounding St Sebastian. Letters from Lifaffou and Pampeluna mention artillery casting, while the Czar’s fleet sits at Revel and European diplomacy with Spain and the United Provinces unfolds in Madrid. A declaration from Varienna on May 18 1719 outlines a Royal Regiment of France formed from officers and soldiers to bolster Franco Spanish alliance.
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Hague Courant
Cadiz
Amsterdam Courant
Hamburg
Sweden
Stockholm
Amsterdam
St. Sebastian
Santa Clara
Hague
Pampeluna
Barcelona
Figueira
Lugo
Duke of Ormond
St. Sebatian
la Motte
Carelferoon
Revel
Minster
Spain
Madrid
M Colfter
Philip
France
Spain and
the Indies
Royal Regiment of
Duke of Orleans
Varienna