Maastricht Surrender and Allied Movements in 1740s War
From the London Gazette: Maastricht surrenders with honors of war as French seize the town under Marshal Lowendahl. French army strained for forage. losses exceed 5600. Dutch Armistice published. regiments Lentrum and Imhoff arrive on Dutch territories as navigation and marches continue toward Waert and Boifleduc.
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Genoa
Maastricht
Marshal de Lowendahl
Marshal de Saxe
Brussels
Kaysersbosch
Rothrec
Meuse
Waert
Boifleduc
Hague
States-General
Martha de Nassau
Duke of Cumberland
Marshal
Lentrum
Imhoff
Republick
Engagements in India and naval actions reported from Lisbon
News from Lisbon cites a Dalmatian king's engagement with our forces after Maratats aid, a Goa fleet battle, and a retreat leaving booty for our troops. Madrid reports cargo gains from a West India convoy, justice calls for Commodore Leagues, and Cadiz celebrations. Dublin notes multiple deaths and marriages, clerical appointments, and parliamentary moves as spring sessions approach.
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Lisbon
Goa
Bonfalo
Madrid
Cadiz
Leagues
M. Leagnes
Collapse of Danish Timber Ship Annot Run Ashore
Extract from Montrose dated April 28 reports a Danish ship laden with timber wrecked on the Annot rock in Elk entry. Crew includes a Montrose captain and two Danes drowned. ten survivors remain on wreckage. Cargo recovery expected. May 2 update notes Havreaux of Blues, 26 guns, and 220 men, captured Scot, battered by weather, refit at Zetland, and provision loss. The prize’s final fate unclear.
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Royal Exchange
House of Peers
Christopher Jeffreson
Spence
Admiralty
Warren and
Hawke
England
Deptford
Soutiesea Company
Norwich
Thomas Harvey
Lords of the Admiralty
Foley
Merlin
Wryat Ton B
Barnsley
Gloriosa
Priz
Threadneedle-street
Portsmouth
St. Thomas’s
Dam
Mercury
St. Paul
Muerte
Meci
Amelia
Mediterranean
Port-Mahon
Curaccoa
Pals
Privete
Phe Hopewell
Hix
Rhode Ifan
Lina
West-Indies
New-York
Trowbridge
St. Fits
Tryal
Maryland
Anthea
Duke of Cumberland
Pradford
London
Bolton
New-England
Chester
Robert Grosvenor
Bart
Robert Cotton
Mr. Molineaux
Horte
Dragan
Norwich Company of
Cornhill
Peter Adamson
Moreton
Epsom
Tooting
Lambeth
Bridewell
Bristol
John Roberts
Amelia Daniel
Thomas Daniel
Montrose
Fis
Havreaux of Blues
Zetland
Shipping News From Deal and Ports
Wind and tide movements report vessels from London, Madeira, and Boston sailing to Newfoundland, Philadelphia, Falmouth, and Caribbean ports. The Endeavour reaches Falmouth. Burlington and Swift reach Philadelphia and Kinsale. Charlton and Fair Lady dock at Cork and Boston. Warren at Antigua. Samuel at St Kitts. Little Jack and Dublin tied to Jamaica and Liverpool.
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Wind W
Vernon
Kinsale
Charlton, Simimonds
Ditto
Cork
Fair Lady
Foster
London
Boston
Warren
Private Letters At Hague On Surprising Preliminaries News
Private letters from the Hague discuss the surprise over news of preliminaries in a peace context. Three explanations circulate among politicians about hidden truths and motives, including private peace talks between two great powers, a power detaching from allies, and influence through balancing powers. The correspondent offers no definitive priority.
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Hague
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
London Gazette
Naples
Foreign Affairs
France
Culloden
Zeta
Dublin
Lynch
Swift’s Row
Naas
Charles Ross Fleming
James Fleming
Kilkenny
Scotland
Earl of Wigton
Lord Fleming
Dawson Street
Mary Tighe
William Tighe
Earl
Marmaduke Philips
Bowery
Drumachore
Derry
Pandick Slack
His Majesty
Matthew Pelan
Jane Wilson
Abby-street
George Walker
Castlerea
Matter Hore
Matthew Hore
Aghrane
Galway
Efa
Deceas
Philadelphia
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