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Battle of Marsaglia

Battle of Marsaglia was a battle fought on 4 October 1693 at Piossasco, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Nine Years' War, which ran from 1688 to 1697. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against 36,000.

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Bataille de La Marsaille, 4 octobre 1693
Bataille de La Marsaille, 4 octobre 1693. Eugène Devéria, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 October 1693
WherePiossasco, Italy44.450N, 7.967E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsKingdom of FranceagainstDuchy of Savoy; Spain
Casualties and losses3,000and9,000 dead or wounded; 2,000 captured
Part ofNine Years' War1688 to 1697

Where it sits in the Nine Years' War

Siege of Koblenz, 1688Battle of Cochem, 1688Siege of Philippsburg, 1688Battle of Bantry Bay, 1689Battle of Walcourt, 1689Siege of Bonn, 1689Battle of Fleurus, 1690Battle of Beachy Head, 1690Battle of Staffarda, 1690Battle of Sabana Real, 1691Siege of Mons, 1691French bombardment of Liège, 1691Siege of Cuneo, 1691Battle of Leuze, 1691Siege of Namur, 1692Action at Cherbourg, 1692Action at La Hogue, 1692Battles of Barfleur and La Hougue, 1692Battle of Steenkerque, 1692Battle of Ötisheim, 1692Siege of Pondicherry, 1693Siege of Roses, 1693Battle of Lagos, 1693Battle of Landen, 1693Siege of Charleroi, 1693Battle of Marsaglia, 1693Battle of Torroella, 1694Capture of Palamós, 1694Siege of Girona, 1694Battle of Camaret, 1694Battle of Texel, 1694Siege of Huy, 1694Siege of Namur, 1695Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, 1695Capitulation of Diksmuide, 1695Battle of Dogger Bank, 1696Raid on Cartagena de Indias, 1697Siege of Ath, 1697Siege of Barcelona, 1697Battle of Hudson's Bay, 169716881697Battle of Marsaglia, 1693
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Record

Date4 October 1693
PlacePiossasco, Italy
44.450N, 7.967E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength40,00036,000
Casualties and losses3,0009,000 dead or wounded; 2,000 captured
Commanders
Battle of MarsagliaBattle of MarsagliaBattle of CevaBattle of MondovìBattle of MillesimoBattle of MontenotteSecond Battle of DegoBattle of CevaBattle of MondovìMilanTurinNiceGrenobleNovaraAsti100 km44.450N, 7.967E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: FR ARMYDefender: ALLIED ARMY
Strength40,00036,000
Casualties3,000 (7.5%)11,000 (30.6%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1092
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Attacker advanced2.4 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 47), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Marsaglia is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1862475, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Marsaglia, revision 1370449149, 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.