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The Baron of Espagnac was a former brigadier in the French army who fought during the War of Polish Succession (1733-1738) and served under Marshal Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750) during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748). He would publish a number of books on the art of war, his own military campaigns and Marshal De Saxe.
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Accounts of the 1734 battles of Parma and Guastalla by Jean Baptiste Joseph d'Amarzit de Sahuguet, Chevalier d'Espagnac
Date
[1745-1746?]
Dimensions1 textual record ; 38.7 x 26 cm
Origin
France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A2.3,3.2
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentModified, incomplete and undated handwritten transcription, by an unknown author, of the account of the battles of Parma and Guastalla (1734) given in volume four of the book Essai sur les grandes opérations de la guerre published in 1755 by Jean Baptiste Joseph d’Amarzit de Sahuguet, Baron of Espagnac (1713-1783).The Baron of Espagnac was a former brigadier in the French army who fought during the War of Polish Succession (1733-1738) and served under Marshal Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750) during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748). He would publish a number of books on the art of war, his own military campaigns and Marshal De Saxe.
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Physical description: laid paper; 10 pages; 2 large folio sheets, unbound, and 1 loose sheet.
Physical description: laid paper; 10 pages; 2 large folio sheets, unbound, and 1 loose sheet.
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S001/A2.3,3.4
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S001/A2.3,3.5.1-3
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[1749-1750?]
S001/A2.3,8.2
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S001/A2.3,8.6
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[ca 1749]
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Appointment of John Hale to the position of Inspector General of Public Accounts for the province of Lower Canada
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