Catalogue description Chanclos to Cumberland: Ostend can withstand a siege if the present garrison consisting...

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Details of SP 87/19/83
Reference: SP 87/19/83
Description:

Chanclos to Cumberland: Ostend can withstand a siege if the present garrison consisting of three battalions is reinforced. Additional cannon, mortars etc. are indispensible. As there are no trees around Ostend, wood for defences must be sent from England, along with all the provisions, even bedding straw. ff. 214, 215

Date: 1745 Jul 29
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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