Battle of Cremona (1702)

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The Battle of Cremona (1702) was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces under Marshal Nicolas de Catinat and the Duke of Vendôme clashed with an Imperial army led by Prince Eugene of Savoy in a surprise night attack on the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
campaignObjective to weaken French control of northern Italy ⓘ
chronology early battle of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
cityInvolved Cremona ⓘ
commander Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ⓘ
Marshal François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
countryInvolved France ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
date 1702-01-31 ⓘ
1702-02-01 ⓘ
endDate 1702-02-01 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Luzzara ⓘ
hasMainParticipant François de Neufville, Duke of Villeroy ⓘ
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
location Cremona ⓘ
Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Northern Italy ⓘ
militaryTactic defensive counterattack ⓘ
surprise assault ⓘ
urban combat ⓘ
notableEvent capture of Marshal Villeroy by Imperial forces ⓘ
partial capture of Cremona by Imperial troops ⓘ
surprise night attack by Imperial forces ⓘ
opponent French army in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Army of Italy

Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
outcomeDetail Imperial forces withdrew after failing to secure full control of the city ⓘ
partOf Italian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
precededBy early manoeuvres of 1701–1702 Italian campaign ⓘ
presentDayLocation Lombardy, Italy ⓘ
result strategic success for Imperial forces ⓘ
tactical French victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated Prince Eugene of Savoy’s offensive capabilities in Italy ⓘ
temporarily disrupted French control in the Duchy of Milan ⓘ
startDate 1702-01-31 ⓘ
theatreOfWar Italian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
year 1702 ⓘ

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Nicolas de Catinat → notableBattle → Battle of Cremona (1702) ⓘ