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A58098 A true and perfect relation of the battail and victory lately obtained near Lewentz against twenty five thousand Turks, Tartars, and Moldavians, by General Souches: as it was sent to His Imperial Majesty, dated July 20. 1664. Souches, Ludwig Raduit de, 1608-1683. 1664 (1664) Wing R309A; ESTC R217059 3,792 15

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