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British Aid and French Movements Amid Siege Reports
Intelligence from the front describes Allied actions near Tourinay and Lens with M. de Villars tasked to relieve pressure. Dutchess of Burgundy removes two ladies from court. Spain’s defenses and alliances shift as French detachment moves toward Warneton and Tournay. Reports detail siege preparations, artillery arrivals, and militia reinforcements as Cambray and Audenarde coordinate to open trenches and assault Tournay.
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Touriay
M. de Villars
Conde
Valencienntes
Lens
Burgundy
Escoa
Spain
Philip
France
Prest
West Indies
Tournay
Duke of Marlboroughs
Willeman
Eveny
Audenard
Cambray
Falys
Catelet
Audenarde
Tcournay
Cittadel
Spres
Warneton
Courene
Hague
Geneva