Battle of Marsaglia 1693
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 4 October 1693 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1693 | 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 | Nine Years' War | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.4500, 7.9667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Marsaglia or Orbassano was a battle in the Nine Years' War, fought in Italy on 4 October 1693, between the French army of Marshal Nicolas Catinat and the army of the Grand Alliance under Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy.
Catinat, advancing from Fenestrelle and Susa to the relief Pinerolo, defended by the count of Tessé and which the duke of Savoy was besieging, took up a position in formal order of battle north of the village of Marsaglia, near Orbassano. Here, on 4 October, the duke of Savoy attacked him with his whole army, front to front, but the greatly superior regimental efficiency of the French, and Catinat's minute attention to detail in arraying them, gave the new marshal a victory that was a worthy pendant to Neerwinden.
The Piedmontese and their allies lost approx. 11,000 killed, wounded and prisoners, as against Catinat's 3,000.
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