Wars and Fortifications Besieges and Field Moves May 12 16
Reports detail French battery across the Rhine, skirmishes, and trench work to cover the camp. Reinforcements and high waters hinder actions at Duffeldorp and a bombardment threat to the Elector Palatine with demands over bridges and passage. Swedish advance near Warsaw alarms Poland, Dresden notes Polish divisions, and Baltic troops gather for sieges. French army near Blavendeek expects 14 battalions. skirmishes yield prisoners. Liege garrison holds Huy as actions unfold across Europe.