Battle of Chiari

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Battle of Chiari
Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Date September 1, 1701
Location Chiari, in Lombardy
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
Flag of Habsburg Monarchy Habsburg Austria Flag of France[1] Kingdom of France
Commanders
Prince Eugene of Savoy François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi
Strength
above 30,000 above 45,000
Casualties and losses
150 3,000
v • d • e
War of the Spanish
Succession
Carpi – Chiari – Cremona – Luzzara – Cádiz – Friedlingen – Vigo Bay – Ekeren – Höchstädt – Schellenberg – Blenheim – Málaga – Elixheim – Cassano – Calcinato – Ramillies – Turin – Castiglione – Almansa – Toulon – Oudenarde – Lille – Malplaquet – Almenara – Saragossa – Brihuega – Villaviciosa – Bouchain – Denain – Barcelona


The Battle of Chiari 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 Chiari 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] References

  1. ^ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition, New York 1910, Vol.X, p.460: "The oriflamme and the Chape de St Martin were succeeded at the end of the 16th century, when Henry III., the last of the house of Valois, came to the throne, by the white standard powdered with fleurs-de-lis. This in turn gave place to the famous tricolour."George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, The American Cyclopaedia, New York, 1874, p. 250, "...the standard of France was white, sprinkled with golden fleur de lis...". *[1]The original Banner of France was strewn with fleurs-de-lis.

[edit] Bibiliography

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