War News Hints at Prolonged Global Conflict
Paris dispatches report ongoing hostilities with no peace in sight for the year. Belligerents push vigorous campaigns to stretch exhausted forces. Broglio's army across the Maya grows to seventy thousand with Scottish and Irish regiments joining. Prussia enlists new troops, while Britain accelerates efforts in its German dominions to end the war with honor and profit.
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Paris
Petersburgh
Vienna
Broglio
Germany
Prussia
Great Britain
Port News Tidings From Penzance And Nearby Ports
March reports from Penzance Falmouth Portsmouth Southampton and Cowes note ships arriving from Lisbon London Neath and Spithead with coal and cargoes. Privateers are said to have captured five ships at Land’s End. one captured vessel paid ransom and privateer reportedly mounted twelve guns with many men aboard. Several ships sailed with convoys and others arrived including collier fleets and warships.
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Waugh
London
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Ostrich
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John
William
Low
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Walker
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Wind
Irom Guadalupe
Minerva
Starr
Ostend
William, Mendez
Amsterdam
St. Maloes
la Paix
Dorey
Bristol
Lizard
Fafon
Plymouth
St. Malo’s
Privateers Seize Five Ships Off Land's End In January Action
The Davy Register reports ongoing naval turmoil with multiple vessels captured or plundered by privateers near the Lizard and Start, including the Cato, Swallow and la Paix. Reports detail a large privateering fleet, ransoms paid, and British responses as ministers debate further war measures.
Expanding naval actions as British and Dutch clash in the East
A London report says eleven ships of the line and four frigates plus land forces sailed from Mauritius on August 4 toward Bombay. Indians, trained by the French, make up many troops. The Dutch seek to avoid direct conflict with Britain by declaring war on the Nabob in the English presidency. Eight ships with land forces depart Batavia. A letter from Dutlin notes strong northern responses to Frotoits ships, with French losses and surrender of their commander in chief at Car.
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Spain
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East Indies
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York
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Hence
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Jean Pierre Detchette
Jerom Haulat
Wakefield
Rutlandshire
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Bombay
Great Britain
Batavia
Dutlin
Fhurot
Jennings
Car
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