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Marlborough to St John: negotiations on the 2,000 German cavalry designed for Spain....

Catalogue reference: SP 87/5/141

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This record is about the Marlborough to St John: negotiations on the 2,000 German cavalry designed for Spain.... dating from 1710 Oct 20 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/5/141
Date
1710 Oct 20
Description

Marlborough to St John: negotiations on the 2,000 German cavalry designed for Spain. He encloses a letter [SP 87/5/142] from Paris which suggests the French are doing their utmost to reinforce the duke of Anjou [Philip V]. If Starhemberg has really reached Estremadura he may be able to make contact with the allied army in Portugal. Dated at camp before Aire. ff. 284, 285

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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Marlborough to St John: negotiations on the 2,000 German cavalry designed for Spain....

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