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Bristling War News From Europe and Caribbean Isles
Mar 29 to 31 1744 reports a shift in public opinion praising Don Navarro now a Lieutenant General as French actions threaten Cadiz and Tobol. De Court rides with caution while Avila convoy plans, with British ships at Cadiz, Havanna, and the Mediterranean. Paris Metz and Verdun prepare against Hanover, while levies and fortifications rise in Hamelen and Niënbourg amid a broader war mobilization across Europe. A Madrid-Francfort-Madrid courier chain signals ongoing hostilities with England, and naval dispatches outline expected moves of Admiral Matthews. The piece notes fresh fleets, privateering, and troop deployments as Europe edges toward a wider conflict.
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M. Dé Court
Don Navarro
J.M. de Court
Alicant
Carthagena
Cadiz
Havanna
Torrés
Ferro
Mediterranean
Toulon
Italy
Ietes
Metz
Toul
Verdun
Belleisle
Maillebois
Europe
Germany
Hamelen
Nienbourg
Paris
Marth
England
Englis
Rochel
Bourdeaux
Bayonne
Madrid
Spain
M. de Court
Matthews
Flanders
Villafranca
Berlin
Silesia
Genoa
Palamos
Bay of Rots
Frejus
Isles of
Hieres
Turin
Nice
Don Philip
Luc
Provence
Contis
Aix
Versailles