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Cadiz Expedition Fails Delays Cited In Army Letters
Letters from officers under Sir Ralph Abercrombie recount delays blamed for the Cadiz expedition failure. Details cover Lord Keith and 10,000 troops at Gibraltar, naval blockades, landings near Rota and St Lucar, and abortive plans to seize Fort Catherine. Reports also note Russian Army formations and Ottoman siege events abroad.
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Loxpon
Emerald
Cadiz
Ralph Abercrombie
Keith
Ralph
Abercrombie
Minorca
Gibraltar
Collec
St Roche
Pontal
Bickerton
James
Tetuan
Tetuana
Rota
St. iLucar
St Catherine's
N. W
Richard Bickerton
Twocrich
South America
Hague
Holland
Rotterdam
Hambur
Tateft
Yehebidoy
Irene ‘Peror
Alexander
Bestsc
Petersburgh
Paul
Vienna
Prince Charles
Germany
Italy
Beh Vifer
Eugene of
Savoy
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