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Siege talk and troop movements around Genoa Frontiers
Reports from Leghorn, Bologna, Milan and Madrid describe Austrian and Piedmontese forces massing for a siege of Genoa. News notes heavy artillery delays, detachments marching toward Maffa and Pontre moli, peasants arming near Ponte Frigido, and Boulogne reports of Neapolitan aid expected. At Porta d Arena and Voltri Austrian positions shift as naval actions and deserter accounts surface.
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Genoa
de Fogliani
Leghorn
Voghteren
Ponte Frigido
Sarzana
Terrazza
Count Schulemberg
Bruizes
Sestri di Ponent
Voltri
Partizan Barbarossa
Roth
Corsica
Schulemberg
Seftri
Hull
St. Peter
Arena
Bologna
Modena
Maffa
Pontremoli
Col
Franchini
Pavia
St. Peter d’Arena
Italy
Don Philip
Provence
Highnes
Petersbourg
Kunitz
Vienna
Baron de Breitlachy
Pate
Nerva
States-General
United Provinces