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Silesia Campaign Prospects and Imperial Diplomacy
News from Vienna on May 30 reports Prince Eugene of Savoy reviewing his regiment in Transylvania and returning to court to be received by the Imperial Majesties. It notes preparations to march to Silesia with diverse regiments and lists numerous units and leaders. The piece discusses Elector Palatine relations, Protestant unity concerns, and a Danish and Prussian movement amid broader European tensions. It mentions the Elector of Bavaria releasing a deserter under promise of recapture, a decree approving empire changes, and Austrian faction whispers on succession. Further items cover Danish-Copenhagen dispatches, the Saltzbal journey, Mecklenburger march to Danzig, and border tensions with French troops near the Rhine. The report closes with administrative disputes and a French governor’s reply.