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Resolutions taken at a council of war at the home of Arenberg in Brussels: all things...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/14/76

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This record is about the Resolutions taken at a council of war at the home of Arenberg in Brussels: all things... dating from 1744 May 28 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/14/76
Date
1744 May 28
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Resolutions taken at a council of war at the home of Arenberg in Brussels: all things being equal, on 1 June to advance to the assistance of Menin, and even to seek a battle on ground where the French cannot deploy a wider front. Reasons for selecting a base near Oudenaarde. Dated at Brussels. f. 125

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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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