Item
Copy of SP 87/12/33. ff. 86, 87
Catalogue reference: SP 87/13/42
Date: 1743 Jun 02
Copy of SP 87/12/33. ff. 86, 87
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Holdernesse to Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, congratulating him on the successful...
Catalogue reference: SP 87/35/18
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This record is about the Holdernesse to Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, congratulating him on the successful... dating from 10 April 1759 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- SP 87/35/18
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Date (When the record was created)
- 10 April 1759
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Holdernesse to Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, congratulating him on the successful start to his campaign. Cressener's eviction was at the instigation of the imperial court, as was the seizure of Frankfurt and the projected capture of Mainz, Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein. They also had designs on Mannheim, but it was garrisoned by the elector Palatine. Belle-Isle's health is failing and he is contemplating retirement [as war minister]. Speculation as to his successor. Dated at Whitehall. ff. 44-46
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- French
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