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Marlborough to the earl of Sunderland: the ammunition convoy from Ostend has arrived...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/3/91

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This record is about the Marlborough to the earl of Sunderland: the ammunition convoy from Ostend has arrived... dating from 1708 Sep 29 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/3/91
Date
1708 Sep 29
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Marlborough to the earl of Sunderland: the ammunition convoy from Ostend has arrived safely at Menin. Efforts of de la Motte to capture it at the village of Wijnendale. Abortive French attempt under the chevalier de Luxembourg to carry powder into Lille. The marquis de Béthune has been taken prisoner. Dated at camp at Roncq. ff. 187, 188

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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