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Marlborough to Boyle: he has returned from Brussels to Beirlegem, with his right...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/3/104

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This record is about the Marlborough to Boyle: he has returned from Brussels to Beirlegem, with his right... dating from 1708 Dec 03 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/3/104
Date
1708 Dec 03
Description

Marlborough to Boyle: he has returned from Brussels to Beirlegem, with his right flank extending to Oudenaarde. The 56,000 crowns due to the king of Prussia [Frederick I] may be withheld a little as an inducement to keeping his troops in Italy. Prince Eugene expects the citadel of Lille to fall within a week. Marlborough has ordered Mr. [Lieutenant General] Erle to send five battalions to Antwerp. Dated at camp at Beirlegem. ff. 213, 214

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Language
English
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