Battle of Assietta

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The Battle of Assietta was a 1747 engagement in the War of the Austrian Succession in which Sardinian and allied forces decisively repelled a larger French army in the Alpine passes of northwestern Italy.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Assietta Pass ⓘ
belligerent Habsburg monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
Savoyard forces ⓘ
campaignObjective French attempt to break through Alpine defenses into Piedmont ⓘ
combatantStrength French army numerically superior ⓘ
Sardinian and allied forces outnumbered ⓘ
commander Carlo Emanuele III of Sardinia ⓘ
Charles Emmanuel III ⓘ
Marshal Maillebois ⓘ
Pierre de Maillebois ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
country Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
date 1747-07-19 ⓘ
defensiveObjective Sardinian defense of access routes to Turin ⓘ
followedBy stabilization of front in northwestern Italy ⓘ
fortificationType field fortifications ⓘ
redoubts ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalPeriod 18th century ⓘ
involvedUnitType artillery ⓘ
engineers ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Alps ⓘ
Assietta Pass ⓘ
northwestern Italy ⓘ
modernCountry Italy ⓘ
notableFor decisive defensive victory by smaller force ⓘ
failure of French assault on fortified ridge ⓘ
heavy French casualties ⓘ
opponent French army ⓘ
linked to: French forces
outcome French offensive in Alpine passes repelled ⓘ
partOf Italian campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
precededBy earlier French advances in Piedmont ⓘ
region Piedmont ⓘ
result Sardinian victory ⓘ
defeat of French army ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Alpine passes between France and Italy ⓘ
defense of Piedmont ⓘ
tacticalFeature defensive position on high ground ⓘ
mountain warfare ⓘ
theatre Italian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
year 1747 ⓘ

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