Battle of Guastalla 1734
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 19 September 1734 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1734 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War of the Polish Succession | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.9167, 10.6667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Guastalla or Battle of Luzzara (19 September 1734) saw an Allied army commanded by King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia repulse an attack by a Habsburg Austrian army led by Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels. In this battle of War of the Polish Succession, Charles Emmanuel's Allied army was composed of troops from the French Royal Army and soldiers from the Kingdom of Sardinia.
In late 1733, the Allied armies under Marshal of France Claude Louis Hector de Villars, 1st Duke of Villars rapidly overran the Duchy of Milan, driving out the outnumbered Austrian forces. By early 1734, the Austrians were reinforced and held onto the key fortress of Mantua. Frustrated by a lack of cooperation between his French army and the Allied armies of Sardinia and Spain, the elderly Villars quit the campaign but died on the way back to France. In June 1734, the Austrian army tried to regain the initiative but was beaten at the Battle of San Pietro and its commander was killed.
On 15 September 1734, Königsegg surprised the Allied army at Quistello and forced it to retreat to Guastalla. Believing he was only facing a rearguard, Königsegg attacked on 19 September but soon found himself engaged with the main Allied army.
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Nearby battles
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- Battle of Carpi (1815) 1815 · 22 km
- Battle of Colorno 1734 · 22 km
- Raid on Quistello 1739 · 26 km
- Siege of Mantua (1799) 1799 · 28 km
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- Siege of Kehl (1733) 1733
- Siege of Pizzighettone 1733
- Battle of Colorno 1734
- Battle of San Pietro 1734
- Siege of Danzig (1734) 1734
- Siege of Philippsburg (1734) 1734
- Battle of Clausen 1735
- Raid on Quistello 1739
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