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c. Europe and the Mediterranean. ix. Other forces in Spain and Portugal. Intelligence...
Catalogue reference: WO 1/230
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c. Europe and the Mediterranean. ix. Other forces in Spain and Portugal. Intelligence from Bentinck at Madrid (September-November 1808). Dispatches from Wilson in command of troops of emigre Portuguese (August 1808-September 1809)
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