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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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Austrian troops numbering 10,000, encamped near Pavia, begin marching to assist Sardinia in Piedmont after French forces under General Montesquiou seize the Duchy of Savoy and County of Nice, prompting alarm in Milan with intensified recruitment and fortification efforts.
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MILAN, October 1.
The Austrian troops, which to the number of 10,000, were encamped near Pavia, have at length, on the pressing solicitations of his Sardinian Majesty, begun to march to his assistance in Piedmont, as the French army, under the command of General Montesquiou, has taken possession of the Duchy of Savoy, and the county of Nice. This unexpected intelligence has occasioned great commotion here. Orders are given for a general recruiting, which is carried on with the utmost vigor. Large quantities of artillery are sent to the frontier places, and engineers have been sent to inspect and augment their fortifications.
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Milan
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October 1
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french army has taken possession of the duchy of savoy and the county of nice; austrian troops marching to assist in piedmont
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Austrian troops of 10,000 encamped near Pavia begin marching to Piedmont on solicitations of his Sardinian Majesty due to French occupation of Savoy and Nice; this causes great commotion in Milan, leading to general recruiting, artillery shipments to frontiers, and engineers inspecting and augmenting fortifications.