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Action before Melazzo reported by European dispatches
The letters describe a dawn assault by 10 battalions and 6 squadrons of imperial forces plus 300 piemonte garrisoners under Barolo against Spanish positions before Melazzo. After hourlong fighting, the Spaniards retreating, the Germans press intrenchments, but a Spanish reinforcement shifts momentum, resulting in heavy casualties and prisoners on both sides. Reports vary on Melazzo’s surrender. fleets and convoys move toward Sicily and Reggio as Neapolitan councils debate measures to halt a broader conquest.
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