The Spaniards, this time with thirty thousand …
Years: 1718 - 1718
July
The Spaniards, this time with thirty thousand men, including four regiments of Dragoons, again led by the Marquis of Lede, and a fleet of three hundred and fifty ships, and over two hundred and fifty pieces of artillery, invade Sicily.
The Spanish forces capture Palermo on July 7, then divide their army in two.
Locations
People
- Eugene of Savoy
- Jean François de Bette, 3rd Marquis of Lede
- José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar
- Philip V of Spain
Groups
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Ottoman Empire
- Naples, Kingdom of
- Savoy, Duchy of
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- Triple Alliance (1717)
