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Cumberland to Harrington: possibility of hiring troops from Bavaria, Hessen and Münster....

Catalogue reference: SP 87/17/67

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This record is about the Cumberland to Harrington: possibility of hiring troops from Bavaria, Hessen and Münster.... dating from 1745 Jun 13 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/17/67
Date
1745 Jun 13
Description

Cumberland to Harrington: possibility of hiring troops from Bavaria, Hessen and Münster. Rumours of Conti. Disposition of Cumberland's forces and appointments of officers. Lord Ingoldsby to be court-martialled over his behaviour at Fontenoy. He encloses a return of all the forces under his command [SP 87/17/70-72] and a French plan of Fontenoy. Albemarle and Crauford have failed to negotiate a cartel. Dated at camp at Lessines. ff. 151-154

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Language
English
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