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The Battle of Chieri was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on September 1, 1701 between France and Austria.
Prince Eugene led an Imperial army from the Tyrol into Northern Italy. Crossing neutral Venetian territory, Prince Eugene outmaneuvered French marshal Nicolas Catinat at Carpi in Emilia. Catinat was replaced by Villeroi. When Prince Eugene moved northwest into Lombardy, Villeroi attacked him at Chieri on September 1, 1701. Prince Eugene occupied a strong position. After two hours of bloody fighting the French were repulsed, losing 3,000 men, to only 150 Austrian losses.
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- Eggenberger, David. A Dictionary of Battles (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967), p. 93.
