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1249:Stollhofen
1225:Fort Louis
1093:Eisenstadt
1069:2nd Girona
1044:1st Girona
1029:2nd Madrid
934:El AlbujĂłn
924:1st Madrid
859:Portalegre
692:Borgoforte
645:4th Landau
640:Rumersheim
635:Stollhofen
603:Drusenheim
573:3rd Landau
558:Ingolstadt
533:2nd Landau
528:Speyerbach
503:Sigharting
463:1st Landau
411:Landrécies
366:Malplaquet
331:Wijnendale
181:Middelburg
153:War of the
69:newspapers
1446:Marshall
1287:Pforzheim
1267:hornworks
1237:BĂĽhlertal
1049:Aren Fort
1014:La Gudiña
959:CastellĂłn
914:Alcántara
904:San Mateo
762:Calcinato
747:Mirandola
702:Governolo
697:Guastalla
625:Aidenbach
553:Villingen
523:Höchstädt
483:Andernach
473:Rheinberg
431:2nd Douai
376:1st Douai
336:Leffinghe
321:Oudenarde
291:Ramillies
281:Zandvliet
276:Zoutleeuw
261:2nd Liége
221:Groesbeek
211:1st Liége
1505:Archived
1413:See also
1269:, small
1263:schanzen
1258:schanzen
1245:Sinzheim
1231:Location
1155:Vigo Bay
1054:Venasque
1034:Brihuega
1024:Zaragoza
1009:Alicante
889:MontjuĂŻc
832:Syracuse
807:2nd Susa
742:Chivasso
727:Vercelli
722:1st Susa
650:Freiburg
618:Sendling
563:Blenheim
538:Augsburg
518:Breisach
488:Neubourg
346:Brussels
271:Elixheim
226:Tongeren
206:Roermond
191:Nijmegen
1448:Villars
1357:Tallard
1349:Villars
1343:History
1283:Bavaria
1251:to the
1128:TrenÄŤĂn
1086:Hungary
1064:Cardona
1059:Tortosa
1019:Almenar
999:Minorca
994:Tortosa
989:Morella
969:Almansa
964:Villena
899:Badajoz
817:Exilles
752:Cassano
687:Luzzara
672:Cremona
613:Bavaria
593:Homburg
493:Geldern
381:BĂ©thune
361:Tournai
296:Antwerp
266:3rd Huy
256:2nd Huy
246:Limburg
241:1st Huy
231:Stekene
83:scholar
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1364:Kinzig
1247:) and
1202:German
1170:Málaga
1133:Kölesd
984:Lleida
974:XĂ tiva
944:Cuenca
929:Murcia
827:Cesana
802:Toulon
792:Casale
737:Verrua
667:Chiari
446:Knocke
421:Denain
301:Ostend
236:Ekeren
159:Europe
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1568:, in
1459:Notes
1406:Tulla
1400:Today
1275:weirs
1271:forts
1138:Kassa
1118:ZsibĂł
1004:Denia
949:Elche
869:Ceuta
844:Cádiz
812:Gaeta
797:Milan
777:Pavia
767:Turin
732:Ivrea
662:Carpi
401:Arras
356:Ghent
326:Lille
306:Menin
286:Diest
216:Hulst
196:Venlo
90:JSTOR
76:books
1532:ISBN
1285:via
1241:BĂĽhl
1196:The
1108:Páta
1103:Raab
757:Nice
712:Arco
707:Nago
548:Rain
508:Bonn
498:Kehl
391:Aire
371:Mons
62:news
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316:Ath
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