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Fight for Messina Persists as Siege Unfolds
From Amsterdam and Genoa reports on Oct 19 to Nov 8 reveal Marquis de Lede detaching 10000 men to siege Messina, with Spaniards bombarding the citadel and garrison defending while awaiting aid from Reggio. Other detachments target Syracuse and Trapani. Sicilian peasants join the Spaniards.
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Bena
Holland
Amsterdam
Leghorn
Catanea
Sicily
Messina
Reggio
Marquis de Lede
Syracusa
Trapani
Palermo
Bayonne
Troreover
Paris
Earl of Stairs
Genoa
Vienna
Count Thaun
Naples
Getida
Mantua
Amsterdam Courant
Nienna