The Battle of Luzzara was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession, which was fought on August 15, 1702 near Luzzara, Italy.
In the summer of 1702 , after taking Guastalla, the French under Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme turned north , with the intention to besiege Borgoforte. On this road he set up camp near Luzzara on the right bank of the Po River.
When Prince Eugene of Savoy heard of this, he was besieging Mantua. He decided to give up the...
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The Battle of Luzzara was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession, which was fought on August 15, 1702 near Luzzara, Italy.
In the summer of 1702 , after taking Guastalla, the French under Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme turned north , with the intention to besiege Borgoforte. On this road he set up camp near Luzzara on the right bank of the Po River.
When Prince Eugene of Savoy heard of this, he was besieging Mantua. He decided to give up the siege and assemble all available forces to intercept Vendome.
Arriving near Luzzara, Prince Eugene set up his headquarter a few kilometers north near the village of Riva.
Vendôme was in a favourable position, having prepared his defenses and with the Po River on his left side and the right side of the Austrians. The rest of the terrain was an open field, full of ditches, channels, fences and high bushes.
The Austrians had more experienced troops and commanders like Daun, Vaudemont, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt and Guido Starhemberg.
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