In the words of the contemporaneous French general Dumouriez writing a famous report sent to the King of Spain and to the French foreign minister Choiseul :
The contemporaneous French general Dumouriez went to Portugal in 1766 to study the campaign of 1762 in loco .
In the words of the contemporaneous French general Dumouriez , who went to Portugal in 1766 to study the campaign of 1762 in loco , writing a famous report sent to the King of Spain and to the French foreign minister Choiseul :