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An Adjutant’s Letter from Cetwos Camp in 1693
A fragmentary letter from Brigadier Elpingle describes the July 28 to August attacks near Vilvorden and Santes during the Flanders campaigns. It details French forces defending fortifications, costly infantry clashes, a royal English officer’s close combat, and heavy casualties on both sides as the action waned. The writer boasts royal courage and notes captures of enemy ledgers and equipment, while predicting a larger English force within days.
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Santes
M. Luxemburgh
Flanders
Liege
Mittiche
Battalia
Nashifan
Luxembursh
Alba
Elpingle
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