French and Swiss guards move toward Mannheim in 1760 campaign
Reports from May 1760 describe French and Swiss guards marching toward Mannheim with troops in Palatinate and Mentz areas. Allied forces, including the Saxon corps under Count Lusatia, prepare camps near Fritzlar Ziegenhayn Rothenburgh, while Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick shifts HQ from Lipstadt to Stadtbergen. Several convoys and naval movements accompany the broader European theater as England notes fleet dispositions and peace rumors persist.
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Carrickfergus defenses and parliaments prorogued
News reports discuss troop movements to deter an enemy beyond Carrickfergus walls and the prorogation of Parliament. It notes the Duke of Bedford’s return to England, prayers observed in Hanover, naval engagements off Brest and Ireland, and militia regiments announced to form a camp near Winchester with units ordered to march to the Isle of Wight.
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