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People: Ingvar Carlsson
Location: Batnae > Sürüç Sanliurfa Turkey

The Spaniards, this time with thirty thousand …

Years: 1718 - 1718
July

The Spaniards, this time with thirty thousand men, including four regiments of Dragoons, again led by the Marquis of Lede, and a fleet of three hundred and fifty ships, and over two hundred and fifty pieces of artillery, invade Sicily.

The Spanish forces capture Palermo on July 7, then divide their army in two.