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1509:. Penguin Books, 2006.
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666:1st Haguenau
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611:Schellenberg
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546:1st Trarbach
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1302:Since 1702
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1181:Nagyszombat
1166:Schmöllnitz
1147:2nd Majorca
1007:1st Majorca
952:Albuquerque
855:Pizzigetone
850:Alessandria
698:3rd Hagenau
656:Lauterbourg
651:Wissembourg
536:Friedlingen
494:Marchiennes
409:Hondschoote
379:Dendermonde
254:Saint Donas
171:George Wade
1559:Categories
1476:Simms p.64
1428:References
1367:John Leake
1298:Background
1161:Eisenstadt
1137:2nd Girona
1112:1st Girona
1097:2nd Madrid
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992:1st Madrid
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531:1st Landau
479:Landrécies
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249:Middelburg
221:War of the
1381:Aftermath
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1312:Gibraltar
1117:Aren Fort
1082:La Gudiña
1027:CastellĂłn
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1401:See also
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1338:General
1294:(1713).
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1092:Zaragoza
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875:2nd Susa
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606:Augsburg
586:Breisach
556:Neubourg
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339:Elixheim
294:Tongeren
274:Roermond
259:Nijmegen
63:Location
1529:39°53′N
1330:Landing
1276:British
1272:Menorca
1196:TrenÄŤĂn
1154:Hungary
1132:Cardona
1127:Tortosa
1087:Almenar
1067:Minorca
1062:Tortosa
1057:Morella
1037:Almansa
1032:Villena
967:Badajoz
885:Exilles
820:Cassano
755:Luzzara
740:Cremona
681:Bavaria
661:Homburg
561:Geldern
449:BĂ©thune
429:Tournai
364:Antwerp
334:3rd Huy
324:2nd Huy
314:Limburg
309:1st Huy
299:Stekene
68:Menorca
1532:4°03′E
1451:
1354:. Sir
1238:Málaga
1201:Kölesd
1052:Lleida
1042:XĂ tiva
1012:Cuenca
997:Murcia
895:Cesana
870:Toulon
860:Casale
805:Verrua
735:Chiari
514:Knocke
489:Denain
369:Ostend
304:Ekeren
227:Europe
140:France
137:
112:
99:
75:Result
1352:MahĂłn
1280:Dutch
1206:Kassa
1186:ZsibĂł
1072:Denia
1017:Elche
937:Ceuta
912:Cádiz
880:Gaeta
865:Milan
845:Pavia
835:Turin
800:Ivrea
730:Carpi
469:Arras
424:Ghent
394:Lille
374:Menin
354:Diest
284:Hulst
264:Venlo
127:Spain
1449:ISBN
1373:and
1278:and
1266:The
1176:Páta
1171:Raab
825:Nice
780:Arco
775:Nago
616:Rain
576:Bonn
566:Kehl
459:Aire
439:Mons
55:Date
636:Ulm
384:Ath
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