The Austrians, choosing a strategy of defending …
Years: 1734 - 1734
May
The Austrians, choosing a strategy of defending a large number of fortresses, are soundly defeated in southern Italy.
Don Carlos has assembled an army composed primarily of Spaniards, but also including some troops from France and Savoy.
Moving south through the Papal States, his army had flanked the frontline Austrian defense at Mignano, forcing them to retreat into the fortress at Capua.
He was then practically welcomed into Naples by the city fathers, as the Austrian viceroy had fled toward Bari, and the fortresses held by the Austrians in the city were quickly captured.
While maintaining a blockade of the largest Austrian holdings at Capua and Gaeta, a large portion of the allied army had given chase to the remaining Austrian forces.
These finally attempt a stand in late May, and are defeated at Bitonto.
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People
- André-Hercule de Fleury
- Anna of Russia
- Augustus III of Poland
- Charles Emmanuel III
- Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans (King of Germany)
- Eugene of Savoy
- Frederick William I of Prussia
- James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Philip V of Spain
- Stanisław Leszczyński
Groups
- Milan, Archdiocese of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Lorraine, (second) Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Naples, Kingdom of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of
- Parma and Piacenza, Duchies of
- Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations)
- Tuscany, Grand Duchy of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
- Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Sardinia, Kingdom of (Savoy)
- Russian Empire
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Years: 1734 - 1734
May
Locations
People
- André-Hercule de Fleury
- Anna of Russia
- Augustus III of Poland
- Charles Emmanuel III
- Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans (King of Germany)
- Eugene of Savoy
- Frederick William I of Prussia
- James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
- Louis XV of France
- Maria Theresa
- Philip V of Spain
- Stanisław Leszczyński
Groups
- Milan, Archdiocese of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Lorraine, (second) Duchy of
- Saxony, Electorate of
- Naples, Kingdom of
- Sweden, (second) Kingdom of
- Denmark-Norway, Kingdom of
- Parma and Piacenza, Duchies of
- Courland and Semigallia, Duchy of
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations)
- Tuscany, Grand Duchy of
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
- Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Sardinia, Kingdom of (Savoy)
- Russian Empire
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