[2] Charles Emmanuel believed that Spain, engaged in hostilities with France in the Franco-Dutch War, would not assist Genoa.

[3] The Savoyards under the Marquis of Catalan[4] marched to Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena with plans to fortify it.

[2] The Genoese advanced towards Oneglia with plans to attack by sea and land, but the Savoyards prevented them.

[2] Louis XIV of France intervened diplomatically in the war to protect French interests.

[7] Savoy's 1672 war with Genoa also caused civil unrest: it had disrupted trade and resulted in the Savoyard government's program to levy tolls on goods entering the territory of Mondovì.