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Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1381
Title	Unsigned letter in French from Basle, Switzerland; 1 Aug. 1708; and Schaffhausen, Switzerland; 2 Aug. 1708.
Date	1 August 1708-2 August 1708
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to the war of the Spanish Succession and the campaign against the French. Reports from Basle that the Duke of Savoy is near Chambery where troops are gathering to cross the Rhone with little real opposition from Villars. Writes from Schaffhausen with details of the military situation in the Rhone area and gives details of news received from Turin and Milan.
Language	French
Term	wars, War of the Spanish Succession 1701-1714
	military campaigns, Europe 1708
	European affairs, military