Global War News From Europe Reports On Armies Mobilizing
Long dispatches describe Philip's armies assembling above a town by the River Thermes with supplies daily. The King and the Duke of Vendome depart for Aleva as carriages from Castile and Leon arrive. The Archduke reportedly advances toward Placentia to join Portuguese forces while France demands taxes and winter quarters. reports from Hamburg, Paris, and Hague detail conscription, shortages, and preparations for ongoing conflict.