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Bergen op Zoom Taken by Surprise in Dutch War News
The dispatches discuss Bergen op Zoom as seized by surprise despite French claims of a planned assault. It argues the fortress was vulnerable due to poor garrison discipline and weak preparations. Reports from Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hague debate the event's timing, with broader war moves and peace prospects noted.
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Holland
Bergen-op-Zoom
Lowendahl
Ravelin
Dedem
Bergen-op- Zoom
Horace
Lowwendahl
Liege
Bergen op-Zoom
France
Antwerp
Spork
Hama
Brusfels
Hague
Bergenop-Zoom
Hamal
St. Tron
Lawfeldt
Saxe
Earl of Sandwich
Baron de Reisbach
Count de Chavansiey
de’ Rhoon
M. van Haaren
D. Freth
London
Florence
Richecourt
Bologna
Thither
Lombardy
Germany
Leghorn
Signa
Ferrara
Ponte de Lage
Scuro
Trieste
Vienna
Erin
Demimt
Sardinia
Brown
Agfone
Vinado
Prince Pic
Colomici
Fourtees
Sambuc
Argentieres
St. André
Prince Piccolomini
Francfort
Elector Palatine
Duffeldorf
Manheim
Sis
Italy
Nice
Puet
Ruremonde
Bathiani
Patten
Lille
Paris
Persia
Russia
Shah Nadir
Kelar
Aliz Kulikan
Shah
Steenbergen
M. Lowendahl
Tholen
M. St.Germain
Cruysshaus
Frederick Henry
Province of Holland
Prince of Orange
Lelly
Scheld