Battle of Marsaglia (1693)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Marsaglia ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alliance	Grand Alliance →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Marsaglia in Piedmont →
belligerent	Duchy of Savoy → Grand Alliance → Holy Roman Empire → Kingdom of France → Spanish Monarchy →
campaign	Italian campaign of the Nine Years' War →
casualtiesAndLosses	French casualties were comparatively light → Grand Alliance suffered very heavy casualties →
combatantStrength	French army of roughly 30,000–35,000 men → Grand Alliance army of roughly 30,000–35,000 men →
commander	Gabriel de Silva, 4th Marquis of Leganés → Nicolas Catinat → Prince Eugene of Savoy → Victor Amadeus II of Savoy →
conflict	Nine Years' War →
countryAtTime	Duchy of Savoy →
date	4 October 1693 →
decisiveness	decisive →
followedBy	continued French offensives in northern Italy →
historicalPeriod	late 17th century →
involvedUnitType	artillery → cavalry → infantry →
location	Dora Riparia valley → near Marsaglia, Piedmont →
monarchOfFrenchSide	Louis XIV of France →
notableFor	decisive French victory → effective use of French infantry and artillery → heavy casualties →
opponentOf	Grand Alliance → Kingdom of France →
outcome	French forces routed the Allied army →
partOf	Nine Years' War →
precededBy	Battle of Staffarda →
presentDayLocation	Piedmont, Italy →
primaryAlliedCommander	Victor Amadeus II of Savoy →
primaryFrenchCommander	Nicolas Catinat →
result	French victory →
strategicConsequence	secured French control in much of Piedmont → weakened Savoyard resistance in northern Italy →
terrain	river valley and rolling ground near Marsaglia →
theatre	Italian theatre of the Nine Years' War →
typeOfEngagement	pitched battle →
year	1693 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marshal Catinat ("Battle of Marsaglia") →	commandedInBattle
Nine Years' War →	hasMajorBattle
Marshal Catinat ("Battle of Marsaglia") →	victory