Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo
| Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Austrian Succession | |||||||
The Prince of Conti at the Battle of Cuneo, 30 September 1744 by Henri Serrur, 1837 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Spain France |
Sardinia Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Infante Philip Marquess of la Mina Prince of Conti |
Charles Emmanuel III Karl Sigmund Friedrich Wilhelm von Leutrum | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 33,700 | c. 28,000–36,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,700 dead or wounded | 4,000–4,400 dead, wounded or captured | ||||||
The Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo or Battle of Cuneo was fought on the outskirts of Cuneo on 30 September 1744, during the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle ended in a victory for the armies of Spain and France over the Kingdom of Sardinia but it did not advance the victors' campaign.