Convention of Milan
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The Convention of Milan, signed on 13 March 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession, was an agreement between France and Austria which ended the fighting in Northern Italy. The French were allow
Prince de Vaudémont, the last Spanish Governor of Milan who negotiated the Convention
Siege of Turin
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The Siege of Turin, June to September 1706, took place during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged the Savoyard capital of Turin, whose relief by Prin
Convention of Milan
…his father in May. Much of his army consisted of German mercenaries funded by England and the Dutch Republic. With their help, Prince Eugene broke the Siege of Turin in September, then seized Milan; despite a minor victory at Castiglione on 8 September, French forces in Italy were now cut off from France. In February…
The Battle of Turin 1706 Karl von Blaas, 1864
1858 painting of Pietro Micca by Andrea Gastaldi; by the 19th century, he became a symbol of Italian patriotism
c. 1738 engraving of the battle
Annual parade in Turin commemorating the siege