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Fontarabia Capitulation Details From 779 Siege Amid War
The document recounts Fontarabia surrenders in 779 with four stoops and transport limits for wounded to St Sebastian. Clergy nobles and inhabitants retain rights, retirees get one year to dispose of effects, and garrison exits supported by Catholic and French terms. The king’s letter to Cardinal de Noailles is cited, noting Europe wide war motives.
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Duke of Berwick
St. Sebastiam
St. Sebaffian
Fontarabia
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Pampelana
Cardinal de Noailles
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Europe
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