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Ambitious European War Moves Reported Abroad
Letters from Vienna and The Hague describe Czarina pressuring Sweden over secret engagements with France and military shuffles. An embargo in Sicily aims to move British ships and troops to Lombardy. Paris reports France plans to expand regiments and cavalry, while Bavaria’s Elector seeks assurances. Fremantle and Fenelon hint at frail neutrality and shifting alliances amid a widening European crisis.
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Vienna
Czarina
Sweden
France
Stanislaus
Sicily
Lombardy
Leghorn
Mantua
Paris
The
Hague
Bavaria
Dantzick
Marquis de Fenelon
Netherlands
Spain