Battle of Calcinato

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The Battle of Calcinato was a 1706 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces decisively defeated the Austrian army.

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Battle of Calcinato canonical 4
Battle of Calcinato (1706) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
AustrianAllies Imperial German contingents ⓘ
belligerent Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaignObjective to push Imperial forces out of the Brescia area ⓘ
combatantSide Bourbon forces ⓘ
Grand Alliance forces ⓘ
commander Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ⓘ
Leopold of Lorraine ⓘ
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryAtTime Duchy of Milan ⓘ
date 19 April 1706 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Turin (1706) ⓘ
FrenchAllies Savoyard troops ⓘ
FrenchCasualties about 1,000 killed and wounded ⓘ
FrenchCommander Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ⓘ
FrenchStrength approximately 25,000 soldiers ⓘ
historicalEra War of the Spanish Succession era ⓘ
ImperialCasualties several thousand captured ⓘ
several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
ImperialCommander Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ⓘ
ImperialStrength approximately 12,000 soldiers ⓘ
location Calcinato ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Northern Italy
notableFor decisive French tactical victory over Austrian forces ⓘ
temporary restoration of French dominance in northern Italy in 1706 ⓘ
opponent Austrian army ⓘ
Imperial army ⓘ
outcome Austrian retreat from the field ⓘ
partOf Italian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Cassano (1705) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cassano
primaryTactic surprise attack by Vendôme at dawn ⓘ
result French victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence delayed Imperial advance towards Milan ⓘ
short-term consolidation of French positions in Lombardy ⓘ
terrain plain near the Chiese River ⓘ
theatre Italian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
typeOfWarfare early modern linear warfare ⓘ
war War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
weaponry muskets, bayonets, artillery ⓘ
year 1706 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme → notableBattle → Battle of Calcinato ⓘ
French field army under Vendôme → engagement → Battle of Calcinato (1706) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Calcinato
Battle of Cassano → followedBy → Battle of Calcinato ⓘ
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme → battle → Battle of Calcinato ⓘ
subject linked to: Louis Joseph