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The King's Letter to the General of his Army: With the General's Letter to the Prince of Orange.
broadside, broadside
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NAM.1988-06-27-5

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The King's Letter to the General of his Army: With the General's Letter to the Prince of Orange. Broadside, 1688. Copy of the letter from the King to the General of his Army, Whitehall, 11 Dec 1688. With the General’s letter to Prince William of Orange, later William III, Uxbridge, 11 Dec 1688. The letter written from King James II to the General of his Army, states that he has not the men to fight Prince William and will flee the country, he thanks the 4000 men of his Army who remained faithful to him. In view of the divided loyalty of the army James II had been obliged to send his queen and son away and was about to flee himself. The letter written by the General of the Army states that Prince William will not be hindered and there will be no opposition from the Army. He sent William a copy of James's letter and told him that he had orders 'to make no Opposition against anybody' which he wished the prince to know as soon as possible 'to hinder the Misfortune of Effusion of Blood'. Associated with the British Army. From a collection of 11 documents relating to the Glorious Revolution (1688).

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Glorious Revolution (1688)

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