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English Fleet Captures Port L'Orient Amid Coast Skirmish
From Port Louis to Paris reports describe an English squadron landing near Quimperline and advancing on Port L'Orient as British forces burn villages and press defenses. A coalition of French and allied troops countered with heavy fighting near Maestricht, Liege, and Maastricht, with mixed results and high casualties on both sides.
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Pordue
Quimperlin
Plymur
L’orient
Britann
Port L’orient
the India Company
Vannes
Marquess de Valoire
Paris
Stn
Port Louis
Provence
Maillebois
Ventimilla
Sardinia
Binfels
Armentiere
Fontainbleau
Liege
Morsal Saxe
Maastricht
Marquess de Fenelon
France
Hague
Strasbourg
Ferret
Sarburgh
Fischer
Duke of Cumberland
M. Struckradt
London Gazette
Grondza
N.S
John Ligonier
Prince of Lorrain
Prince of Waldeck
Princé
Marshal Bathian
Drukleben
Johnson
Count Clermont
Marshal Saxe
Houghton
Maestricht
Ambie
Prince Charles
Bathiani
Prince of Hesse
Somerfeldt
Prince
Marshal
Prince Dourlach
Meuse
Count la Lippe
Smiffart
Veldtman
Montague
Sowle
Kendall
Harry
Nisbet
Manipach
Maidell
Lord Rothes
Lord Crawford
Grondra
Endift
Sling
Fexhe
Liers
Warem
Roucoux
Zaftrow
Douglass
Prince Waldeck
Mon
Waldeck
Fips
Prince Frederick
Howard
Maiden
Manspach
Boe
Flager
Donop
Graham
Rouceux
John Ligomiery
St. Peter’s Berg
Prince Charles of Lorrain
Marcal Bathiani
Quinperlay
East India Company
East-India Company