Battle of Bassignano
| Battle of Bassignana | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
Genoese infantry charging during the battle of Bassignana | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Kingdom of France Kingdom of Spain Republic of Genoa |
Kingdom of Sardinia Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Marquis of Maillebois Infante Philip Comte de Gages Giovanni Francesco II Brignole Sale | Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 70,000 | 55,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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500: 200 dead, 300 wounded |
1,500: 300 dead, 1,200 wounded or captured | ||||||
The Battle of Bassignana (Bassignano) was fought in the Italian campaign of the War of the Austrian Succession on 27 September 1745. It resulted in a victory for the combined armies of the Bourbon kingdoms of France and Spain and the Genoese Republic over Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
The Bourbon armies, finally united after a two-year campaign, won through a maneuver that caused 25,000 Austrian troops to head towards Piacenza and leave their Sardinian allies isolated. The Sardinians were then overwhelmed and beaten.