Retreat of Count Apraxia and War News From Europe
News from the era reports Count Apraxin’s retreat after Prussian engagements and Russian dissatisfaction, with hopes of vindicating actions amid winter quarters challenges. Military movements include Ferdinand of Brunswick at Stade, Prussian forces crossing the Elbe, and impending battles near Zell and Gefborn. Reports also note casualties at Rosbach, bounty payments to Prussian recruits, and orders for corps to stay ready for reassembly as French and Empire troops maneuver in Saxony and Silesia.
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ELC
Count Apraxia
Petersburgh
Count Apraxin
Prussia
Poland
Fermer
Memel
Cronstadt
Fienna
Charles of
Lorrain
Marthal Daun
Stade
Elbe
Lentzin
Dannenberg
Richelieu
Zell
Gefborn
Francfort
Rosbach
Prince of
Jena
Ferntheil
Gladis
Zobel
Faber
France
Meyer
Erfurth
Gotha
Empire
Marshal Prince of
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Alsace
Antigallican War Beliefs and British Naval Strength
In Deal the fleet remains at the Downs with several ships bound for Lisbon and Plymouth while a convoy sails outward. A Madrid court view warns that Spain fears British naval power, predicting potential war if justice to Antigallican captives is denied, with Britain likely to defend its rights. Reports note Austrian and Prussian movements near Breslau, Hanoverian actions, and preparations for further expeditions, alongside public notices on bread adulteration and local political elections.
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Deal
Dover
Admiral Smith
Royal Sovereign
Culchester
Harwich
Roebuck
Vestal
Diana
Atteon
Aldborough
Beaver
Granada
Adventure
Wiliam and
Anne
Mercury
Downs
Susannah
Oporto
Katherine
Lisbon
St. John’s
Salmon
Dublin
Thomas
Patience
Plymouth
Bristol
Union
John
William
Providence and Unity
Exon
Morning Star
Samuel
Portsmouth
Kitty
Guernsey
Industry
Elizabeth
Sarah
Liverpool Exchange
Liverpool
Charming Sally
Africa
Just
Madrid
Spain
England
Cicero
America
Europe
Algerines
Andalusia
Cadiz
Rochefort
Bay of Biscay
France
Benjamin Keene
Earl of Eslex
Lord Bacon
Great Britain
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Mndon Evening-Post
Thehursday
Saafurdayy
Riga
London
Col
Yorke
King of Prussia
Prince of Bevern
Breslau
Lusatia
Haddick
Marischal
Chichester
Sir Edward
Chace
High Court of Admiralty
Sessions House
West Indies
Paris
Earl of Warrington
Dunham
Cheshire
Warrington
Hans Stanley
Southamton
John Finch
Maidstone
Kent