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Prelude

In Italy the 1706 campaign had, as before, two branches : the contest for Piedmont and the contest between the French forces in Lombardy and the Austrian second army that sought to join Victor Amadeus and Starhemberg in Piedmont. The latter, repulsed by Vendome at Cassano, had retired to Brescia and Lake Garda, Vendome following up and wintering about Castiglione and Mantua. Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte) is a region of northwestern Italy. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po river valley. ... Victor Amadeus II (b. ... Guido Wald Rüdiger, count of Starhemberg; (Graz, 1657-Viena, March 7 1737) was an Austrian military. ... Country Italy Region Lombardy Province Brescia (BS) Mayor Paolo Corsini (since June 10, 2003) Elevation 150 m Area 90 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 192,165  - Density 2,087/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Bresciani Dialing code 030 Postal code 25100 Frazioni Fornaci, Sant... Lake Garda Riva del Garda Punta San Vigilio View from Gargnano Lake Garda from space Lake Garda (Italian Lago di Garda) is the largest lake in Italy. ... Castiglione is the name of several geographical locations (mostly in Italy), as well as the surname of several famous people. ... Mantua (in Italian Mantova, in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo language Mantua) is an important city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ...

The Battle

In April 1706, profiting by Eugene's temporary absence, Vendome attacked the Imperialists' camp of Montechiaro-Calcinato. His intention was by a night march to surprise the post of Ponte San Marco on their extreme left, but when day came he noticed that he could give battle to the enemy's left wing at Calcinato before their right from Montichiari could intervene. His onset broke up the defence completely and he hustled the fragments of the Imperialist army back into the mountains, where Eugene had the greatest difficulty in rallying them. Prince Eugen von Savoyen in a contemporary painting François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen von Savoyen in German (October 16, 1663 – April 24, 1736) was a noted general. ... Montichiari is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. ...

Aftermath

Until the middle of June, Vendome completely baffled all attempts of Eugene to slip past him into Piedmont. In that month, Vendome was sent to Flanders after the crushing defeat there in the Battle of Ramillies. As a result the French position in Italy deteriorated drastically, and by the end of the year, all French forces were chased from Italy. The Battle of Ramillies was a major battle in the War of Spanish Succession, May 23, 1706. ...