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Turins War Preparations and Allied Moves Reported
From Turin March 20 N S reports the Duke of Savoy ordering rapid campaign prep including transport of munitions and 3500 mules and 800 oxen for artillery. Regency Milan grants 1000 sacks of corn to be sent to Savoy in exchange for earlier transfer to Barcelon. Famine fears rise in Dauphine April May. Madrid March 19 notes Portuguese army size and likely defensive stance for Bay. Berlin dispatches outline Prussian forces and Dutch-Flanders alignment. Bern and Frankfort items cover church building, abbey disputes, and currency concerns.
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