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Surrender of Messina Strikes Sicilian Peasants with Consternation
Long dispatch from Amsterdam and Madrid era notes the fall of Messina and the ensuing panic among Sicilian peasants who submitted to the Emperor. Reports detail siege cannon bombardment of the citadel, naval movements toward Palermo, and mutterings of loyalty shifts as the Imperial Army advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Mesina
Matagriffne
Castellatzin
Bing
Palermo
Naples
Ortranto
Gallipoly
Sicily
Cardinal Schrottembach
Messina
Leghorn
Cartagena
Rome
Florence
Milan
Asturia
Barcelona
Goco
Baa
Carafquet
Pons
Mangorte
Vernich
Br. Trehelle
Dragoors
Gol
Po Antoni Marti
Vienna
Porteistax
Monnday
Hamburg
Copenhagen
Norris
Revel
Camspredon
Eubeck
Sweden
France
Count Hol
Hanover
Denshark
Saxony
Dresden
Hagué
Amsterdam Courant
East Sea
Lubeck
Scheren
Dabilers
Stockholm
Gefle
Hamilton