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Royal Marriage Rumor and War News From Early Britain
A British packet reports a betrothal between the Electoral Prince of Saxony, age fourteen, and Archduchess of Austria, age eleven. It notes new levies restoring a fatigued realm amid Swedish invasion, and the Czar’s refusal to evacuate Ebling is tied to a future peace. Kiev sees over five thousand dead due to famine, while Muscovite camps near Riga suffer from disease. News from Doway and Ghent describes bombardments, militia mobilization, and troop movements around Douai, with casualties reported and strategic shifts anticipated.
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Ebing
Prussia
Republick
Poland
Kiev
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Riga