Tuesday 9 July 2019

Battle of Carpi 1701

Today's anniversary 

The Battle of Carpi was a series of manoeuvres in the summer of 1701, and the first battle of the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on 9 July 1701 between France and Austria. It was a minor skirmish that the French commander decided was not worth fighting, but his soldiers were displeased at his decision to retreat, and he was subsequently replaced. 
Austria; Austrian musketeer and grenadier during Spanish Succession War., c.1705



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