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Cumberland to Newcastle: he will inform the prince of Orange of the decision always...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/24/54

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This record is about the Cumberland to Newcastle: he will inform the prince of Orange of the decision always... dating from 8 April 1748 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/24/54
Date
8 April 1748
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Cumberland to Newcastle: he will inform the prince of Orange of the decision always to leave half of [Mitchell's, now Townshend's] squadron off Zealand. Major General Mordaunt is to have all regard for Hessian territory if the Russians pass through it. He has kept Sandwich informed and will continue to do so. He fears the enemy may have begun to invest Maastricht, and intends to gather his forces round Roermond. Bathiani is nearly incapacitated by gout. Dated at Breda. PS. that he encloses a list [SP 87/24/55] of the troops around Breda. ff. 153-155

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