Battle of Calcinato
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The Battle of Calcinato was a 1706 engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession in northern Italy, where French forces decisively defeated the Austrian army.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Louis XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AustrianAllies | Imperial German contingents ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Duchy of Savoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | to push Imperial forces out of the Brescia area ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Bourbon forces
ⓘ
Grand Alliance forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leopold of Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 19 April 1706 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Turin (1706) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchAllies | Savoyard troops ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | about 1,000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchStrength | approximately 25,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalEra | War of the Spanish Succession era ⓘ |
| ImperialCasualties |
several thousand captured
ⓘ
several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| ImperialCommander | Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ImperialStrength | approximately 12,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| location |
Calcinato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombardy NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive French tactical victory over Austrian forces
ⓘ
temporary restoration of French dominance in northern Italy in 1706 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Austrian army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial army ⓘ |
| outcome | Austrian retreat from the field ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian campaign of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Cassano (1705) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTactic | surprise attack by Vendôme at dawn ⓘ |
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
delayed Imperial advance towards Milan
ⓘ
short-term consolidation of French positions in Lombardy ⓘ |
| terrain | plain near the Chiese River ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian theatre of the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | early modern linear warfare ⓘ |
| war | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponry | muskets, bayonets, artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1706 ⓘ |
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