French and British War Dispatches From Europe
The Dustin Gazette reports amid European hostilities that French officer recruits surge with 2000 horses contracted from Solothurn Neufchatel and Iverdun to the French commissaries by February 26. Paris and Brussels texts note weather delaying Gironne siege yet expect spring offensives. News from Milan says Imperial troops ready to sail for Catalonia as Mareilles and Tidin prepare ships to patrol the coast. Reports also mention Marshal Villars likely moving on Gironne by midmonth and France counting on levies and finances to sustain a broader campaign.