Battle of Guastalla

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Guastalla was a major 1734 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession, where Franco-Sardinian forces clashed with the Austrian army.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Guastalla canonical	3
Battle of Luzzara-Guastalla (in some older sources)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Guastalla ⓘ surface form: Battle of Luzzara-Guastalla (in some older sources)
belligerent	Austria ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
campaignObjective	control of positions along the Po River ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ several thousand killed and wounded on each side ⓘ
combatantSide	Austrian forces ⓘ Franco-Sardinian forces ⓘ
commander	Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia ⓘ Duke of Parma ⓘ surface form: Duke of Parma and Piacenza (infante Don Carlos) – politically associated side Field Marshal Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels ⓘ Duc de Broglie ⓘ surface form: Marshal de Broglie Marshal d’Asfeld ⓘ surface form: Marshal de Coigny
conflict	War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
coordinateRegion	Po Valley ⓘ
countryAtTime	Duchy of Guastalla ⓘ
date	19 September 1734 ⓘ
era	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent maneuver warfare in northern Italy ⓘ
historicalRegion	Duchy of Mantua ⓘ surface form: Duchy of Mantua-Guastalla area
involvedUnitType	artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
location	Duchy of Guastalla ⓘ Guastalla ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ
notableFeature	fought near the Po River ⓘ intense infantry and artillery fighting ⓘ
opponentCommander	Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels ⓘ
partOf	Italian campaigns of the War of the Polish Succession ⓘ surface form: Italian campaign of the War of the Polish Succession
politicalContext	dispute over the Polish throne and Italian territories ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of San Pietro ⓘ surface form: Battle of San Pietro (1734)
result	Austrian offensive checked ⓘ Franco-Sardinian tactical victory ⓘ
significance	one of the largest battles in the Italian theater of the War of the Polish Succession ⓘ
strategicEffect	helped secure Bourbon influence in northern Italy ⓘ prevented Austrians from driving Franco-Sardinian forces out of Lombardy ⓘ
strength	Austrian army approximately 30,000–35,000 men ⓘ Franco-Sardinian army approximately 40,000–45,000 men ⓘ
theater	Italian campaigns of the War of the Polish Succession ⓘ surface form: Italian theater of the War of the Polish Succession
year	1734 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

War of the Polish Succession → notableBattle → Battle of Guastalla ⓘ

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia → notableBattle → Battle of Guastalla ⓘ

Battle of Campo Santo → precededBy → Battle of Guastalla ⓘ

Battle of Guastalla → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Guastalla ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Luzzara-Guastalla (in some older sources)