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Grand Armada Plans and Gibraltar Siege Reports Amid European Turmoil
Broad dispatches from Lisbon, Madrid, and London describe preparations for a fleet of 54 ships of the line and 199 gallies as 20,000 land troops are to be embarked while potential viewers from Russia and Denmark may visit Cronflot to inspect the armada. berichten from Malaga and Dantzick note privateer sales, food shortages, and bombardment efforts at Gibraltar with crews rebuilding batteries. A London speech to Parliament praises wartime preparations, urges peace prospects, and confirms prorogation to June 29 as alliances firm up under Sweden, Denmark, and the Emperor’s camp.
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Czarina
Holstein
Rabutin
Malaga
Francis Brown
Candelas Torres
Dantzick
Poland
Revel
Madrid
Gibraltar
Regiment of
Malta
Berlin
Herenhausen
Great-Britain
Sweden
Denmark
Pruffia
Landgrave of Hesse
Casfel
Sax-Gotha
Vienna
Sieur Petit
Warsaw
Hague
Thonlon
Europe
Spain
Hanover
House of Commons