Wars and sieges from Europe to Dunkirk in a broad report
The letter describes Spain and France clashing at Barcelona with skirmishes and shifting fortunes. Milan’s army under the Marquess de Caracena roams Piedmont towards Turin looting cattle while Duke of Savoy sees his lands suffer. From Brasil, Dunkirk remains blockaded by sea and land with Spaniards counting on reinforcement as residents fortify the town and provisions grow scarce.