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723:1st Haguenau
703:2nd Trarbach
668:Schellenberg
638:Munderkingen
603:1st Trarbach
583:Kaiserswerth
566:2nd Bouchain
521:1st Bouchain
511:Saint-Venant
326:Stevensweert
133:Belligerents
96:0°14′31.58″E
73:2–3 May 1707
47:Part of the
1804:Troude, O.
1802:(in French)
1771:Allen p.101
1762:Allen p.101
1753:Allen p.101
1672:Allen p.101
1654:Allen p.101
1627:Allen p.101
1600:Allen p.101
1591:Allen p.101
1563:, Captured.
1552:HMS Grafton
1547:, Captured.
1481:La Dauphine
1438:La Dauphine
1425:La Dauphine
1413:West Indies
1355:, grappled
1335:in which a
1329:Beachy Head
1305:Beachy Head
1268:Nagymajtény
1238:Nagyszombat
1223:Schmöllnitz
1204:2nd Majorca
1064:1st Majorca
1009:Albuquerque
912:Pizzigetone
907:Alessandria
755:3rd Hagenau
713:Lauterbourg
708:Wissembourg
593:Friedlingen
551:Marchiennes
466:Hondschoote
436:Dendermonde
311:Saint Donas
224:Merchantmen
195:Baron Wylde
108: /
84:Beachy Head
1817:Categories
1744:Troude 259
1735:Troude 259
1726:Troude 259
1717:Troude 259
1708:Troude 259
1699:Troude 259
1690:Troude 259
1681:Troude 259
1636:Troude 259
1571:References
1218:Eisenstadt
1194:2nd Girona
1169:1st Girona
1154:2nd Madrid
1059:El AlbujĂłn
1049:1st Madrid
984:Portalegre
817:Borgoforte
770:4th Landau
765:Rumersheim
760:Stollhofen
728:Drusenheim
698:3rd Landau
683:Ingolstadt
658:2nd Landau
653:Speyerbach
628:Sigharting
588:1st Landau
536:Landrécies
491:Malplaquet
456:Wijnendale
306:Middelburg
278:War of the
213:Privateers
1499:Salisbury
1458:Royal Oak
1394:the Downs
1390:Dungeness
1385:Royal Oak
1383:HMS
1368:HMS
1357:HMS
1174:Aren Fort
1139:La Gudiña
1084:CastellĂłn
1039:Alcántara
1029:San Mateo
887:Calcinato
872:Mirandola
827:Governolo
822:Guastalla
750:Aidenbach
678:Villingen
648:Höchstädt
608:Andernach
598:Rheinberg
556:2nd Douai
501:1st Douai
461:Leffinghe
446:Oudenarde
416:Ramillies
406:Zandvliet
401:Zoutleeuw
386:2nd Liége
346:Groesbeek
336:1st Liége
1493:Blackoal
1446:Blackoal
1421:Blackoal
1375:Blackoal
1353:Dauphine
1349:Blackoal
1280:Vigo Bay
1179:Venasque
1159:Brihuega
1149:Zaragoza
1134:Alicante
1014:MontjuĂŻc
957:Syracuse
932:2nd Susa
867:Chivasso
852:Vercelli
847:1st Susa
775:Freiburg
743:Sendling
688:Blenheim
663:Augsburg
643:Breisach
613:Neubourg
471:Brussels
396:Elixheim
351:Tongeren
331:Roermond
316:Nijmegen
201:Strength
78:Location
1559:†
1543:†
1521:Britain
1505:Griffon
1442:Grafton
1417:Griffon
1401:Dunkirk
1370:Grafton
1253:TrenÄŤĂn
1211:Hungary
1189:Cardona
1184:Tortosa
1144:Almenar
1124:Minorca
1119:Tortosa
1114:Morella
1094:Almansa
1089:Villena
1024:Badajoz
942:Exilles
877:Cassano
812:Luzzara
797:Cremona
738:Bavaria
718:Homburg
618:Geldern
506:BĂ©thune
486:Tournai
421:Antwerp
391:3rd Huy
381:2nd Huy
371:Limburg
366:1st Huy
356:Stekene
1787:
1511:Protée
1487:Fidèle
1469:France
1450:Fidele
1407:Action
1379:Fidèle
1345:Grifon
1337:French
1295:Málaga
1258:Kölesd
1109:Lleida
1099:XĂ tiva
1069:Cuenca
1054:Murcia
952:Cesana
927:Toulon
917:Casale
862:Verrua
792:Chiari
571:Knocke
546:Denain
426:Ostend
361:Ekeren
284:Europe
160:
148:France
145:
121:Result
1263:Kassa
1243:ZsibĂł
1129:Denia
1074:Elche
994:Ceuta
969:Cádiz
937:Gaeta
922:Milan
902:Pavia
892:Turin
857:Ivrea
787:Carpi
526:Arras
481:Ghent
451:Lille
431:Menin
411:Diest
341:Hulst
321:Venlo
235:Light
1785:ISBN
1475:Mars
1454:Mars
1448:and
1423:and
1377:and
1364:Mars
1351:and
1323:The
1233:Páta
1228:Raab
882:Nice
837:Arco
832:Nago
673:Rain
633:Bonn
623:Kehl
516:Aire
496:Mons
82:off
70:Date
693:Ulm
441:Ath
222:52
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1419:,
1403:.
1396:.
1347:,
217:3
211:6
206:7
1791:.
269:e
262:t
255:v
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