Battle of Luzzara

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The Battle of Luzzara was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession (1702) in northern Italy, where French and Spanish forces under the Duke of Vendôme clashed inconclusively with Imperial troops led by Prince Eugene of Savoy.

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Battle of Luzzara canonical 3
Battle of Luzara 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Luzara ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Luzzara
belligerent Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
campaign 1702 Italian campaign ⓘ
chronologyPosition early engagement of the Italian front in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
combatantSide Bourbon alliance ⓘ
linked to: Bourbon coalition

Imperial Habsburg forces ⓘ
commander Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
commanderFor Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme – France and Spain ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy – Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
conflict War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
countryAtTime Duchy of Mantua ⓘ
date 15 August 1702 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy subsequent Imperial operations in northern Italy ⓘ
foughtNear Po River ⓘ
hasTopic military history of France ⓘ
military history of Italy ⓘ
military history of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early Modern period ⓘ
involvedBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Duchy of Mantua ⓘ
Luzzara ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Northern Italy
notableCommander Louis Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme ⓘ
Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
notableFor heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
stubborn, close-quarters fighting ⓘ
partOf War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
early phase of the War of the Spanish Succession in Italy ⓘ
precededBy French invasion of the Duchy of Mantua (1702) ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces Franco-Spanish army vs Imperial army ⓘ
region Po Valley ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
significance one of the first major battles of the Italian theatre in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
strategicOutcome no decisive change in control of northern Italy ⓘ
tacticalOutcome both sides claimed victory ⓘ
theatre Italian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
year 1702 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Battle of Chiari → followedBy → Battle of Luzzara ⓘ
Battle of Cremona (1702) → followedBy → Battle of Luzzara ⓘ
Battle of Luzzara → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Luzara ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Luzzara