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Antwerp Siege Victory Report From Sept. Letters
The Antwerp area report details Doway siege actions after a royal letter. Villars and Montesquieu commanded trenches opened on the 14th, fort and town surrendered after 13 and 54 day sieges, with garrisons defeated. Updates from Mons Amsterdam Rome Hague cite fortifications and campaigns, including Rimini tobacco runners, and potential Sicily handover talks amid European court movements. The letter closes with siege and campaign logistics, troop movements, and court expectations.
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Ac Denain
Marchiennes
Landrecy
Doway
Villars
Montesquieu
Brussels
Mons
Maubeuge
Honneau
Amsterdam
Rome
Rimini
Amendola
Paris
Bavaria
Fontainebleau
Namur
Madrid
Sicily
Duc of
Savoy