Regiments embark and Saxon desertions alarm Prussia
From Dresden and Hague reports dated April 3 and March 31 describe regiments departing to sea, troops to Liban in Courland, and Prussian patrols moving toward Freyberg. Desertions by Saxon infantry and light horse prompt tightening orders, while Queen of Poland disapproves. The Courtiess of Bruhl is arrested in Prague. The French King seeks passage on the Meuse for artillery, opposed by the States General seeking neutrality.
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Finland
Revel
Friedericksham
Liban
Courland
Prussia
Pomerania
Dresden
Lockowitz
Pirna
Freyberg
Light Horse
Rutowsky
Bohemia
Maximilian
Austria
Poland
Europe
France
Mrr
Waryn
House of Brandenburgh
Toulon
M. du Revert
America
Reflections on Public Affairs and Minstry Changes 1757
London letter laments Ministry shakeups and warns against rewarding incompetence. It argues for prudent leadership, cites the Manichaean tug between reformers and complacency, and recalls political missteps amid the Minorca loss. It recalls Pitt Legge and calls for militia protection, while noting court and council actions.
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Court of Common Council
William Pitt
Henry Legge
Minorca
Great Britain
Oxford
Shilfox
Justice Austen
Thomas Rowney
Nicholls
Smyrna
Pomerania
Waryn
Marseilles
England and Midlands criminal trials and a counterfeit money case
Reports from Newcastle Birmingham and Salisoury describe a counterfeit money investigation with suspects held in Worcester Jail and bail granted for four men. A horse theft conviction in Coventry and a manslaughter verdict after a Dudley assault are noted along with a press for counterfeit tools found in Darlington.
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Newcastle
Birmingham
Coventry
Job Overton
Thomas Lightowler
Thomas Dumbleton
John Calland
Thomas Jones
Worcester
Samuel Fullard
Dudley
Darlaston
Samuel Knight
Salisoury
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Chatham
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Urecht
Madrid
Duke de Penthievre
Antigallican
Cadiz
French India Company
America Man
Foster
Benjamin Keene
Hercules’s
Cortinna
Fotter
Abbot Frit