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The Bolt Man Leads Sweden Frontiers Siege Victory Report
A long dispatch from Hamburg dated January 11 recounts Swedes under King Charles XII advancing toward Muscovite positions near a frontier province. The siege, claimed victories, plunder, and heavy losses are aired, with emphasis on Czar Peter I's tactical fortifications and the substantial booty seized by Swedish forces. Reports from Vilnius, Coningsberg, and Vienna discuss Polish nobles, Prussia, and looming European conflicts, including potential wars in Italy and rising provision prices.
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Sweden
Secoco
Europe
Euch
Neva
Namur
Swedens
Duke of Gray
Poland
Riga
Hamburg
Mistas
Lithusnisa
Lubomirski
Sapieha
Wilnép
Conningsberg
Prusse
Livonis
Franckfort
Franconia
Sus Bis
Sieur Oppenheimer
Friburg
Brifsac
Philipsburg
Strasburg
Alsace
Frangonie
Lewis
Baden
Bohemia
Vienna
Rene
Duke of Létrain
Viena
France
Switzerland
Spain
Paris