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Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Bute, mainly in cipher: arrangements for the arrival...

Catalogue reference: SP 87/40/42

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This record is about the Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Bute, mainly in cipher: arrangements for the arrival... dating from 13 April 1761 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Military Expeditions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 87/40/42
Date
13 April 1761
Description

Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick to Bute, mainly in cipher: arrangements for the arrival of the British recruits. Weakness of the various German contingents. Difficulties of de Broglie after the loss of his magazines. He debates whether he should split the army. Strategic importance of Münster, Lippstadt and Hamelin. His lack of engineers and artillery. Dated at Neuhaus. ff. 88-95

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
French
Access conditions
Closed For 30 years
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9266888/

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