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Siege news and court reports from European fronts
British packet reports May 27 from near Douay that Lout forces prepare to march upon advice of enemy advance toward Lens. Villars reviews 300 squadrons with 200 battalions. Cambray camp fortified by ditches and Scarpe floods. Also notes Turkish rift over truce, Swedish prisoners, and Villars facing hazardous foray into Douay with spy reports. May 24–31 dispatches from Paris and Brussels describe French forces near Vitry, potential battle, and hoped defenses with ministers confident in troops’ conduct. Express reports arrival of an army messenger at Hague.
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Arras
Lens
Pultowa
Sweden
Bender
Paris
Flanders
M. Villars
Douay
M. Albergotti
Brussels
Vitry
P. S
Monsieur de Villars
France
Hague