Battle of Friedlingen
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The Battle of Friedlingen was a 1702 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in which French forces under Camille d’Hostun de la Baume (Duke of Tallard) fought Imperial troops near the Upper Rhine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Friedlingen canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Schlacht bei Friedlingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French strategy to defend Alsace and the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Electoral Palatinate (Imperial side)
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Swabian Circle troops (Imperial side) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | 1702 campaign on the Rhine ⓘ |
| chronology | early phase of the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
France on one side
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Imperial forces of the Holy Roman Empire on the other side ⓘ |
| commander |
Camille d’Hostun de la Baume, Duke of Tallard
NERFINISHED
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Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1702-10-14 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent French operations on the Rhine in 1703 ⓘ |
| front | Rhine front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Rhine River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Spanish Succession era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Friedlingen
NERFINISHED
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Upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ near Basel ⓘ |
| notableCommanderFrench | Duke of Tallard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderImperial | Louis William of Baden GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf |
European theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession
NERFINISHED
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War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier 1702 operations on the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | French royal army vs. Imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region | Baden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| scope | regional engagement within a major European war ⓘ |
| significance | helped secure French positions on the Upper Rhine in 1702 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
prevent Imperial forces from threatening Alsace
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secure French control over crossings of the Upper Rhine ⓘ |
| theatre | Upper Rhine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Camille d’Hostun de la Baume