The Spanish forces had landed in Sardinia…

The Spanish forces had landed in Sardinia on August 22, and in just two months have reconquered the whole island, whose defenses were commanded by the Marquis of Rubi.

The quick victory is mainly due to the psychological actions of the Marquis of San Felipe, who has toured the island by encouraging its inhabitants, who are not happy with the Austrian dominion and prefer to return to e Spanish rule.

Resistance comes only from the strongholds of Alghero, the important city of Cagliari, and the Aragonese Castle on the Island of Ischia, but, absent reinforcements, the Austrian troops in Cagliari, commanded directly by Rubi, decide to flee to the north of the island.

The Spanish troops take the city on October 4.