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War Preparations Seen as Ottoman Forces Readied in Europe
From the April 7 dispatches news of vast Ottoman war preparations. A strong fleet is being formed to operate in the Black Sea under Captain Bathaw while a large army is to be commanded by the Grand Vizir. The Porte seeks to quell unrest by placing a capable general at the army’s head. Separate reports note Schach Nadir’s mobilizations, Persian reinforcements, and potential tensions with Russia and Sweden. The Sweden-Russia talks hinge on Nyland restitution and border limits along the Kymen. Multiple European theaters show movement, with Croats and Pandours attacking Weix and other continental hostilities unfolding.
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Bersin
Black Sea
Bathaw
Perfon
Schach Nadir
Persia
Cabardia
Georgia
Erzerum
Tartars
Cimerians
Schach
Rufsian
Babylon
Petersbourg
Velde- Marne Lacy
Knees Dolgorucky
Knees
Sweden
Kymen
Willmanstrand
Fredericksham
Kymenegard
Finland
Nyland
Helsingfors
Nystadt
Duke of Holslein-Eutin
Lubeck
Siall
Nyttadt
Prince Royal
Denmark
Nokken
Stadt-am-hoff
Weix
Prancfort
Keliterbach
Hague
Funero
Count Sinsheim
Munich
Count Seckendorff
Marshal Broglio
Turin
Villa Franca
Mathews
Liles of Hieres
Toulon
Cologne
Fune
Rimini
Modena
Spain