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. Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Lombardy (Italian: Lombardia) is a region in northern Italy between the Alps and the Po Valley. ... 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. ... Duc de Villeroi, engraving by Merian, 1695, the year he was made Captain of the Guards François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi (April 7, 1644 - July 18, 1730), French soldier, came of a noble family which had risen into prominence in the reign of Charles IX. His father Nicolas... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... The Battle of Cremona was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on February 1, 1702 between France and Austria. ... The Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702 by Ludolf Bakhuizen, painted c. ... The Battle of Blenheim was a major battle in the War of the Spanish Succession, August 13, 1704. ... The Battle of Ramillies was a major battle in the War of Spanish Succession, May 23, 1706. ... The Battle of Turin took place on 7 September 1706 west of the city of Turin during the War of the Spanish Succession. ... The Battle of Almansa, part of the War of the Spanish Succession, took place in 1707. ... The Battle of Oudenarde (or Audenaarde) was a key battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. ... The Battle of Malplaquet was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on September 11, 1709 between France and a British–Austrian alliance (known as the Allies). ... The Battle of Denain was fought on July 24, French victory under General Villars against Austrian and Dutch forces under Prince Eugene. ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ...

Eugene led an Imperial army from the Tyrol into Northern Italy. Crossing neutral Venetian territory, Eugene outmaneuvered French marshal Nicolas Catinat at Carpi in Emilia. Catinat was replaced by Villeroi. When Eugene moved northwest into Lombardy, Villeroi attacked him at Chieri on September 1, 1701. Eugene occupied a strong position. After two hours of bloody fighting the French were repulsed, losing 3,000 men, to only 150 Austrian losses. This article is about the Tyrol, the region in the eastern Alps. ... Nicolas Catinat (1637 - 1712), marshal of France, entered the Gardes Françaises at an early age and distinguished himself at the siege of Lille in 1667. ... Town, Modena province, Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, north of Modena city. ...

Sources

Eggenberger, David. A Dictionary of Battles (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967), p. 93.