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News of Messina Citadel Siege and Vigo Action
Reports from the Hague and Amsterdam recount the fall of Messina’s citadel after heavy bombardment in a coastal siege. Italian and Spanish troops, detailed casualties, captured ordnance, and fortifications are described, alongside a Vigo expedition where Lord Cobham’s forces landed and prepared for possible attack.
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Viscount Cobham
Mighells
Galicia
Johnson
Boas
Honywood
Balting
Reasoh
Col
Legoniere
Bob Joseph” de Los Cerérics
Tuy
Sted
Regiment of
Sfiin
Valencia
Citiadel