Catalogue description Prince Louis of Baden to Marlborough: he thanks Marlborough for his offer of assistance...

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Details of SP 87/2/141
Reference: SP 87/2/141
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Prince Louis of Baden to Marlborough: he thanks Marlborough for his offer of assistance on the upper Rhine. His shortage of powder. Villars is still at Croon Weissembourg. The Rhine has flooded between the fortified towns of Hagenau and Drusenheim. There are rumours of a corps advancing on Homburg. He will not condemn General Thungen for abandoning Croon Weissenburg until he has heard his reasons. The 3,000 horses requested for the Moselle operation are assured. Dated at Schwalbach. PS. in the prince's hand congratulating Marlborough on his success against the lines [of Brabant]. ff. 282, 283
Date: 1705 Jul 24
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: French
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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