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Fierce Falkirk and Sterling in 1746 amid rebel siege
Reading from Edinburgh to Ferrol and Cadiz, a flow of war news reports French privateers sheltering in Vigo, the Rio de Janeiro fleet, and a major clash at Falkirk with Brigadier Hawley's dragoons repelling rebels. Accounts describe cannon, plunder, and a beleaguered Sterling with militia defenses crumbling under siege.
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Galicia
Ferrol
Intendant of Marine
Vigo
Lisbon
Rio de Janeiro
Groyne
Cadiz
Mediterranean
Jaftail
Buss
Goid
Edinburgh
Duesday
St. George’s Dragoons
Leirick
Mark
Kerr
Kelfo
Milford
Matt Gecces Holien
Steslin
Blakeney
Milizia
Lownthr
Armija
Lown
B—ls
Maini
Erskine
Feng
Feta
Joule
Ion
Corimuion
France
Ghieavin
Arithaut
Roatan
Blewett
Falkirk
Sterling
Hawley
Canares
Baistelves
Lithgow
Edin’burgh
Edinburah
Firth
Sterling Castle
Ees
William Glover
Lord Cobham
Richard
Glover
Ofrepo
Howard
Hacker
Sunderland
Hawkins