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Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de (1620-1698) to Marquis D'Humieres

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03422 Author/Creator: Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de (1620-1698) Place Written: Rosas, Spain Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 June 1645 Pagination: 3 p. 23 x 16 cm Order a Copy

Provides details of the French capture of Rosas during the Catalonian revolt in Spain.

Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698

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