Battle of Marsaglia (1693)

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The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alliance Grand Alliance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont ⓘ
belligerent Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Grand Alliance ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Spanish Monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Spanish monarchy
campaign Italian campaign of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses French casualties were comparatively light ⓘ
Grand Alliance suffered very heavy casualties ⓘ
combatantStrength French army of roughly 30,000–35,000 men ⓘ
Grand Alliance army of roughly 30,000–35,000 men ⓘ
commander Gabriel de Silva, 4th Marquis of Leganés ⓘ
Nicolas Catinat ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas de Catinat

Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ
conflict Nine Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
date 4 October 1693 ⓘ
decisiveness decisive ⓘ
followedBy continued French offensives in northern Italy ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
involvedUnitType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Dora Riparia valley ⓘ
linked to: Dora Riparia

near Marsaglia, Piedmont ⓘ
monarchOfFrenchSide Louis XIV of France ⓘ
notableFor decisive French victory ⓘ
effective use of French infantry and artillery ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ
opponentOf Grand Alliance ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
outcome French forces routed the Allied army ⓘ
partOf Nine Years' War ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Staffarda ⓘ
presentDayLocation Piedmont, Italy ⓘ
primaryAlliedCommander Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ⓘ
primaryFrenchCommander Nicolas Catinat ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas de Catinat
result French victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence secured French control in much of Piedmont ⓘ
weakened Savoyard resistance in northern Italy ⓘ
terrain river valley and rolling ground near Marsaglia ⓘ
theatre Italian theatre of the Nine Years' War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement pitched battle ⓘ
year 1693 ⓘ

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Nine Years' War → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Marsaglia (1693) ⓘ
Marshal Catinat → commandedInBattle → Battle of Marsaglia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
Marshal Catinat → victory → Battle of Marsaglia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
Italian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession → hasBattle → Battle of Marsaglia (related pre-war context) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Marsaglia (1693)