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Siege of Gibraltar and European Power Moves Report
From London Evening Post April 18 a European dispatch describes ongoing actions around the Gibraltar siege with Spanish and Austrian diplomacy, naval activity near Cadiz and Lisbon, and political shifts after news of King Augustus's death. The report notes bombardment, undermining attempts, desertion, and continued neutral stance by the Spanish Crown amid Quadruple Alliance tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Vienna
Gibraltar
God of March
Rome
House of Austria
Spain
Italy
Parma
Placentia
Holy Roman Empire
Brussels
Madrid
Count de Las Torres
Sir Charles
Galicia
Cadiz
Torbay
Betty
Norcomb
Portsmouth
Don Carlos
London
Prents
Poland
Augustus
Stanislaus