Battle of Bitonto

Battle of Bitonto
Part of the War of the Polish Succession

The Battle of Bitonto by Giovanni Luigi Rocco
Date25 May 1734
Location
near Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples (present-day southern Italy)
41°07′N 16°41′E / 41.117°N 16.683°E / 41.117; 16.683
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain Austria
Commanders and leaders
Duke of Montemar Giuseppe Antonio, Prince of Belmonte
Strength
14,000–16,600 infantry and cavalry 8,000 infantry
2,500 cavalry
or down to 6,200 in total
Casualties and losses
99 dead
196 wounded
or up to 800 in total		 1,000 dead
1,000 wounded
2,500 captured

The Battle of Bitonto (25 May 1734) was a Spanish victory over Austrian forces near Bitonto in the Kingdom of Naples (in southern Italy) in the War of Polish Succession. The battle ended organized Austrian resistance outside a small number of fortresses in the kingdom.

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