Prince Eugene’s Italian Campaign and Allied Movements
Reports from the Rhine describe Count Seckendorf crossing at Mentz with Hanoverian forces and securing enemy posts. Prince Eugene’s forces encamp along the Neckar with Mantua’s garrison cut communications to Marmirolo as French troops reinforce. Emperors issue a patent authorizing Eugene to act freely. Rumors of armistice talks and possible quadruple alliance loom amid siege plans for Mantua with artillery preparations at Leghorn.