Battle of Chieri

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Battle of Chieri
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Date September 1, 1701 Location Chieri (or Chiari), in Lombardy Result Austrian victory
Combatants
Austria	France
Commanders
Prince Eugene of Savoy	François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi
Strength
above 30,000	above 45,000
Casualties
150	3,000

War of the Spanish Succession
Carpi – Chieri – Cremona – Luzzara – Cádiz – Málaga – Friedlingen – Vigo Bay – Höchstädt - Schellenberg – Blenheim – Cassano – Calcinato – Ramillies – Turin – Almansa – Toulon – Oudenarde – Malplaquet – Saragossa – Almenara – Brihuega – Villaviciosa – Denain – Barcelona

The Battle of Chieri was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on September 1, 1701 between France and Austria.

Prince Eugene led an Imperial army from the Tyrol into Northern Italy. Crossing neutral Venetian territory, Prince Eugene outmaneuvered French marshal Nicolas Catinat at Carpi in Emilia. Catinat was replaced by Villeroi. When Prince Eugene moved northwest into Lombardy, Villeroi attacked him at Chieri on September 1, 1701. Prince Eugene occupied a strong position. After two hours of bloody fighting the French were repulsed, losing 3,000 men, to only 150 Austrian losses.

[edit] Sources

• Eggenberger, David. A Dictionary of Battles (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967), p. 93.