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Spainholds Messina and Naples war reports from 18th century letters
Newsletters describe Spanish forces and infantry occupying Messina and near Capo delle Mortelle. British and Sicilian actions unfold as fleets arrive at Naples, with Viceroy and Byng meeting and planning relief efforts for Messina. Reports cover Piedmontese positions, oaths of allegiance, and imperial moves toward Parma and Placentia amid European power shifts.
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Messina
Palermo
Cape Delle Mortelle
Tower de
Faro
Piemonteze
Luke Spinola
St Agatha
Farour Channel
Citradel
St Salvador
Marquis de Lede
Cittadel
Count de Montemar
Maffara
Thapani
Naples
Mesfina
Keggin
Byng
Ashour
Duke de Matalone
Méssina
Turin
Sicily
Marquis de St. Thomas
Vienna
Count de Fontana
Dutol
Chad
Trapini
Syracusa
Melazzo
Count de Suze
Noaza
Rome
Aquaviva
Milan
Mantua
Hungary
Germany
Parma
Placentia
Bavaria
Eugene
Wirmond
Poland
Saxony
Minster
Republick
Hague
Revel
Rio Janeiro
Portugal
Paris
Houseold
Thuilleric
Duke of Bourbon
Duke du Maine
Count de Thoulouse
Durtchets du Maine