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Collection	Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
Reference	GEO/MAIN/54181-54182
Record Type	Correspondence
Title	Copy of a letter from Count Königsegg to the States General
Date	13 May 1745
Writer	Königsegg-Rothenfels, Lothar Joseph Dominik Graf von, Count
Addressee	States General
Description	Königsegg communicates the defeat of the [Pragmatic] Allies against the French troops at the battle of Fontenoy [11 May 1745]. He provides details of how the last attack of the French unfolded and praises the heroic actions of the Duke of Cumberland [Prince William, Commander of the British Army] and of the Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont [Karl August Friedrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Commander of the Dutch Army].
Language	French
Extent	1 document (3 pages)
Physical Description	Loose manuscript papers; mounted
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