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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Holdernesse: he has written to the duke his brother...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/36/9

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This record is about the Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Holdernesse: he has written to the duke his brother... dating from 11 October 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 87/36/9
Date
11 October 1759
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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Holdernesse: he has written to the duke his brother following the commission the king has entrusted to him [section in code or cipher translated in SP 87/36/10]. Success of the king of Prussia against the Russians on the Oder. He doubts the French will undertake an invasion of England that year. He requests reinforcements for his light troops. Dated at Krofdorf. ff. 28, 29

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
French
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Open Document, Open Description
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Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions

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