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Folio 235: Thompson to Newcastle. Worried expressions of French ministers belie the...

Catalogue reference: SP 78/228/84

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SP 78/228/84
Date
1743 July 10
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Folio 235: Thompson to Newcastle. Worried expressions of French ministers belie the impression fostered in the Paris Gazette that [Dettingen] was a French victory; French units advanced along a narrow defile contrary to orders, and army neglected to secure a wood on their left, Anglo-Hanoverians attacked from it with a devastating hail of fire causing about 4,000 French casualties; Broglies' army is marching to join Noailles; rumour that Belle-Isle has been sent to the Bastille.

Date and place: 1743 July 10 Paris.

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