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Marlborough Orderly Book

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Army orders and notes of occurrences, written by an army officer who served in the War of Spanish Succession in the early 18th century. From the title-page: "A Journal of the Campaigns from the Year 1703 to 1712 when the Allied Armies were commanded by the late Duke of Marlborough. By an Officer of the Army who served all that Glorious War and was present at all the Battles and most of the Sieges during the said War.", General daily orders issued by the Duke of Marlborough to the Grand Army 1703-1711; and by the Duke of Ormonde in 1712., For a detailed description on the history and contents of this item, please reference the finding aid: http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8259385712, Digital object includes the entirety of the book (MS G48), as well as five handwritten notes that are related to the book (MS P563, also described in the finding aid).

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Title
Marlborough Orderly Book
Subject
Military orders
Hamilton, George, Earl of Orkney, 1666-1737
Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-1722
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714
Date
1722 or later
Type
Text
Format
text/html
1 bound volume, plus 5 items
electronic
Identifier
ku-speccoll:2184
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-speccoll/2184
MS G48
MS P563
Language
eng
Relation
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8259385712
Rights
This work is free of known copyright restrictions.
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