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Battle of Assietta

Battle of Assietta was a battle fought on 19 July 1747 at Susa Valley, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, which ran from 1740 to 1748. The recorded result: Sardinian victory. Recorded strength: 7,000–15,000 against 25,000–40,000.

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The death of the Chevalier de Belle-Isle 1747 Battle of Assietta Famille Le Clerc War of the Austrian Succession
The death of the Chevalier de Belle-Isle 1747 Battle of Assietta Famille Le Clerc War of the Austrian Succession. Maitland Furmeyer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 July 1747
WhereSusa Valley, Italy45.065N, 6.950E
OutcomeSardinian victory
BelligerentsSardiniaagainstFrance
Casualties and losses299 killed or woundedand5,300–6,400 killed or wounded
Part ofWar of the Austrian Succession1740 to 1748

Where it sits in the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Mollwitz, 1741Siege of Brieg, 1741Siege of Prague, 1742Siege of Brno, 1742Battle of Chotusitz, 1742Battle of Sahay, 1742Action of 14 June 1742, 1742Siege of Mirandola, 1742Battle of Campo Santo, 1743Battle of Dettingen, 1743Battle of Toulon, 1744Battle of Villafranca, 1744Battle of Velletri, 1744Battle of Casteldelfino, 1744Siege of Prague, 1744Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, 1744Battle of Pfaffenhofen, 1745Siege of Tournai, 1745Battle of Fontenoy, 1745Siege of Louisbourg, 1745Battle of Anguilla, 1745Fall of Ghent, 1745Battle of Melle, 1745Siege of Ath, 1745Battle of Bassignano, 1745Battle of Soor, 1745Battle of Hennersdorf, 1745Siege of Brussels, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1746Battle of Piacenza, 1746Action of 6 July 1746, 1746Siege of Namur, 1746Battle of Madras, 1746Raid on Lorient, 1746Battle of Rocoux, 1746Battle of Adyar, 1746Siege of Antibes, 1746Siege of Genoa, 1747First Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Siege of Bergen op Zoom, 1747Battle of Lauffeld, 1747Battle of Assietta, 1747Second Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1747Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, 1748Siege of Maastricht, 1748Siege of Cuddalore, 174817411748Battle of Assietta, 1747
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Record

Date19 July 1747
PlaceSusa Valley, Italy
45.065N, 6.950E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,000–15,00025,000–40,000
Casualties and losses299 killed or wounded5,300–6,400 killed or wounded
Commanders
  • Giovanni di Bricherasio
  • Louis Charles Armand Fouquet, Chevalier de Belle-Isle
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Battle of Assietta is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q693265, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Assietta, revision 1370107119, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.