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Admiral Byng to Fawkener (extract): the French are embarking troops at Antibes and...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/23/207

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SP 87/23/207
Date
11 October 1747
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Admiral Byng to Fawkener (extract): the French are embarking troops at Antibes and Villefranche for Genoa. He has been approached by Belle-Isle and the Spanish general the marquis de la Mina regarding the release of prisoners, and requests instructions.

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