Battle of Castiglione (1706)

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The Battle of Castiglione (also called a meeting of Castiglione) in northern Italy took place during the Spanish War of Succession between Austro- imperial forces and French troops on 9 September 1706. It ended with a French victory.

Prehistory

The main French army was defeated at the Battle of Turin, but had to retreat to France to protect the French territory itself against a possible invasion of the anti-French allies.

Lieutenant General Jacques Eléonor Rouxel, comte de Grancey et baron de Médavi was seconded with a corps of 25 battalions of infantry, 35 squadrons of cavalry and 30 guns with a total of about 15,000 men, on the Mincio, the imperial troops under Prince Frederick of Hesse -Kassel, later Swedish King to observe.

After the Prince had captured the town of Castiglione and began to besiege the local from the French still held the castle, Rouxel was approaching to its relief. Frederick of Hesse -Kassel had some troops back to continue the siege, and went against the French. He had 17 battalions, 30 Eskadrone and 24 guns with a total of about 10,000 men.

Course

In the plain of Guidizzolo and Solferino both armies met. There was heavy fighting, in which the imperial infantry were initially successful. A French cavalry attack on their flanks they were not grown but. The imperial cavalry could only do little and soon turned to flee. This concurred with the infantry.

Follow

The army of Prince Frederick had losses of 4,000 men and lost all guns. The French losses are likely to have stood at 1,000 men. The prince had to retreat to gather his troops newly up behind Verona.

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