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Siege and Casualties Reported from Ceuta Skirmish
From Madrid March 9 news recounts a Ceuta sortie where 3000 troops attacked the garrison. Night fighting produced heavy losses with 29 killed and 1234 wounded across the detachment commanded by Don Alvaro de Mels. News also notes royal deaths, plague measures, and dispatches from Amsterdam and Milan.
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Ceuta
Alvaro de Mels
Ologel
Salley
Audisaecg
Madrid
Ataris
Turin
Princese
Piemonte
Aoste
Amsterdam Gazette
Siracula
Sicily
Amsterdam Courant
Maril
Rowe
Aiarch
St. George