Our Military Attache was present to witness a Battle between the French and Hanoverians.
KINGDOM OF SICILY The glorious people of Sicily have thrown off the Bourbon yoke. WE ARE FREE. We have begone an impressive ship building program to defend our shores from any who think they can place the yoke on us again. Our army is growing in numbers. With our veterans training new recruits daily soon we will not only have a large enough army to insure our freedom but to begin the liberation of the MAINLAND LONG LIVE KING JOSEPH
With sincere apologies to King Joseph for not earlier doing so, the Emperor Violoncello (of the Wholly Romantic Empire) extends his friendship in recognition of the Independent and Sovereign Kingdom of Sicily.
ReplyDeleteThat looks to have been a lively and colourful battle, by the way! Was it a one-off, of part of the campaign towards (or challenging) the Kingdom's independence. Perhaps it was an action rether on the periphery of Sicily's awareness, but having some influence upon its future?