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Italian POWs Ordered From Bitonto In Turmoil Across Kingdom
In a sweeping dispatch from Hamburg and Berlin dated December 24 to 28, reports claim Carlos’s Council orders Italian prisoners of war from the Bitonto campaign and other sieges to depart the realm, amid growing division and revolt. Swollen European tensions note Sweden’s frayed offers to the czarina, looming French invasion of Saxony, and possible troop support of 8000 from Sweden to the Emperor. A Constantinople intelligence bulletin claims a hereditary alliance with the Ottoman Court for 20 to 30 days, while Brussels and The Hague relay talks of neutrality, armaments shipments, and possible accommodation proposals involving Austria, Parma, and Naples. The era’s web of diplomatic moves suggests shifting loyalties as powers seek advantage before winter ends.