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Prince Louis of Baden to Marlborough: he thanks Marlborough for his offer of assistance...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/2/141

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This record is about the Prince Louis of Baden to Marlborough: he thanks Marlborough for his offer of assistance... dating from 1705 Jul 24 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/2/141
Date
1705 Jul 24
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Prince Louis of Baden to Marlborough: he thanks Marlborough for his offer of assistance on the upper Rhine. His shortage of powder. Villars is still at Croon Weissembourg. The Rhine has flooded between the fortified towns of Hagenau and Drusenheim. There are rumours of a corps advancing on Homburg. He will not condemn General Thungen for abandoning Croon Weissenburg until he has heard his reasons. The 3,000 horses requested for the Moselle operation are assured. Dated at Schwalbach. PS. in the prince's hand congratulating Marlborough on his success against the lines [of Brabant]. ff. 282, 283

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Language
French
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