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Richelieu braces front as Austrian move alarms the border
Genoa April 6 reports the Duke de Richelieu sending orders to port commanders to monitor Bodhetta and rivieras as Austrian troops move from Pavia toward the frontier. Eyndhoven April 27 notes French withdrawal prompting detachment shifts to observe movements. Breda April 23 details marching troops to form an army near Merck with Mechlin as flank. Meuse bridges damaged and deserters increasing. Stadhem April 24 describes Maastricht bombardment interrupted by rain and a town sally. preparations continue. Hague April 28 notes Lord Albemarle joining Allied Army with 9 battalions and 11 squadrons and four Imperial battalions arriving from Breda.
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Genoa
de Richelieu
Pavia
Bodhetta
Rivieras
Eyndhoven
Peer
Breda
Merck
Queenbosch
Ngen
Bergen op-Zoom
Antwerp
Mechlin
Meuse
Stadhem
Maastricht
Cologne
Hague
Ruremond
Lord Albemarle
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