The author mentions an account of Gibraltar including the four regiments - the guards, Monjoy, Balimore and Dunegall; the Dutch without means; Shonemberg; the governor; provisions; Colonel Rivet. Written from Gibraltar. Signed: 'George Landgrave de Hesse'. Addressed to the Earl of Galloway, Commanding in Chief her majesty's forces in Portugal.
Letter from George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt, to Henri de Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway
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- Dates of Creation4 August 1705
- Language of MaterialFrench
- Physical Description1 sheet Includes wax seal.
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George Louis of Hessen-Darmstadt (1669 – 13 September 1705) was a Field Marshal in the Austrian army.