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War dispatches and troop movements from Sicily to Messina
Reports from Naples and Leghorn detail Spanish troop transport to Sicily via Reggio and Messina with 70 sail convoyed by Gonzales. Montmar and Turin efforts near Palermo. Marqués de Lede and Patigno embark with infantry. Genoa notes a large transport fleet en route to Sicily and Spanish garrisons consolidating control while Messina declares for King Philip.
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Hague
Palermo
Messina
Rome
Turin
Sicily
Reggio
Naples
Melina
Leghorn
Marquis de Lede
Patigno
Milan
Marquis de Gonzales
Cadix
Melazzo
Count de Montmar
Trapani
Termini
Syracusa
Maffy
Philip
Genoa
Sardinia
Cagliary
Mes