Battle of Cassano (1705)

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	Background
		In 1705 Eugene was defeated at the battle of Cassano in Italy by Marshal Louis Joseph Vendome, while Marlborough gained only limited success in the Netherlands.
		The battle cost the French Bavaria, and the capture of Gibraltar, also in 1704,was another body blow to Louise XIV's ambitions.
		The tables were turned once again in 1706 when Marlborough scored a resounding victory at Ramillies (May 23rd), and Eugene crushed the army of Marshal Marsin and the Duke of Orleans at the battle of Turin (September 7th).
	www.battlefieldanomalies.com /malplaquet/02_background.htm (665 words)

	Encyclopedia: HonorÃ©-Mirabeau
		Louis XIV, and especially distinguished himself in 1705 at the battle of Cassano, where he was so severely wounded in the neck that he had ever after to wear a silver stock; yet he never rose above the rank of colonel, owing to an eccentric habit of speaking unpleasant truths to his superiors.
		He declared that the famous night of August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining.
		King Sebastian of Portugal is defeated and killed in North Africa, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Honor%E9_Mirabeau (6639 words)

	TrekEarth Muzza Canal Photo
		Cassano is a little town in Northern Italy (Lombardy) of about 17.000 inhabitants and rises on the right side of the Adda river at about 30 km from Milan.
		The castle of Cassano was the habitation of the Archbishops of Milan until 1311; then it was taken by the Visconti and after by the Sforza.
		Cassano was visited by Barbarossa (1158), Ezzelino da Romano (1259), Eugenio di Savoia (1705), The General Suwarov (1799).
	www.trekearth.com /gallery/photo137129.htm (617 words)

	Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition
		In 1705 he was sent with a Prussian corps to join Prince Eugene in Italy, and on the 16th of August he displayed his bravery at the hard-fought battle of Cassano.
		in a severe battle on the island of Rügen (November 16).
		In the following year he added to his reputation in the battle of Turin, where he was the first to enter the hostile entrenchments (September 7, 1706).
	manybooks.net /pages/various13601360013600-8/205.html (359 words)

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		Returning to Italy, Eugene fought (1705) an inconclusive battle at Cassano against his cousin, Louis Joseph de Vendôme. His invasion of Provence (1707) was a failure, owing to the inadequacy of his forces.
		Those wishing a full historical listing, the complete historical OOB as well as a detailed, easy to read description of the battle would be well advised to obtain a copy if Iain Stanford's essay on the battle.
		The Left Horse will actually be the righter most units when we game the center section of the battle.
	www.warflag.com /blenheim2004/eugene.html (911 words)

	Prussian Swordknots 1802 - 1808
		It is possibe the two grenadier companies of the Regiment Schöning (No. 11) also had red leather straps, for in 1842 when the two grenadier companies which had been formed from them in 1808, received red leather straps to commemorate their parent companies' bravery at the battle of Cassano in 1705.
		Unteroffiziere always had black and white sword knots on a white strap with black edges, whereas the Feldwebel in each company had the officers' portepee.
	www.napoleon-series.org /military/organization/c_swordknots.html (325 words)

	Loans and Debt: St. Louis Debt Consolidation
		His son Jean Antoine served with distinction through all the later campaigns of the reign of Louis XIV, and especially distinguished himself in 1705 at the battle of Cassano, where he was so severely wounded in the...
		The complications ensuing from Louis XIV of France designs on the Spanish Netherlands led to a bid for the Swedish alliance, both from the...
	www.islanders-bank.com /82.html (1952 words)

	Eugène, François, Prince of Savoy - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Eugène, François, Prince of Savoy
		After being checked by Vendôme at Cassano in 1705 and twice wounded, he drove the French out of Italy and then shared with Marlborough the victories of Oudenaarde in 1708 and Malplaquet in 1709.
		French-born Austrian general who had many victories against the Turks, whom he expelled from Hungary in the Battle of Zenta (1697), and against France, including the battles of Blenheim, Oudenaarde, and Malplaquet during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14).
		Eugène was born in Paris, the son of Prince Eugène Maurice de Savoie Carignan.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Eug%E8ne,%20Fran%E7ois,%20Prince%20of%20Savoy (1952 words)

	Background
		In 1705 Eugene was defeated at the battle of Cassano in Italy by Marshal Louis Joseph Vendome, while Marlborough gained only limited success in the Netherlands.
		The unexpected death of Joseph Ferdinand the following year (1699) caused the Second Treaty of Partition (1700) to be negotiated, whereby France, Holland and England agreed that France was to receive Naples, Sicily and Milan, with the rest of the Spanish dominions going to the Archduke Karl.
		Of the three claimants, Bavaria was by far the weakest, and therefore the most likely to be accepted by the English and Dutch as it seemed to offer the best guarantee of preserving the balance of power in Europe.
	www.graymo.clara.co.uk /malplaquet/02_background.htm (1952 words)

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