Battle of Rottofreddo

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Rottofreddo


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partof=the War of the Austrian Succession
date=August 12, 1746
place=Rottofreno, Province of Piacenza, Italy

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combatant1=flagicon|France|restauration [1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition, New York 1910, Vol.X, p.460: "The oriflamme and the Chape de St Martin were succeeded at the end of the 16th century, when Henry III., the last of the house of Valois, came to the throne, by the white standard powdered with fleurs-de-lis. This in turn gave place to the famous tricolour."George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana, "The American Cyclopaedia", New York, 1874, p. 250, "...the standard of France was white, sprinkled with golden fleur de lis...". * [http://www.anyflag.com/history/fleur23.htm] The original Banner of France was strewn with fleurs-de-lis. ] Kingdom of France
combatant2=flagicon|Habsburg MonarchyHabsburg Austria
commander1=Marshal Maillebois
commander2=Antoniotto Botta Adorno
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casualties2=|The Battle of Rottofreddo was fought on August 12, 1746 between a French army and a small Austrian force. The French were led by Marshal Maillebois, and they were victorious.

Other sources see this battle as an Austrian victory, what is more likely as Botta Adorno and his army occupied Genoa on September 7.

References

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* [http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/italy/piemabs.html World History at KMLA]
* [http://www.scribd.com/doc/888447/THE-TEN-YEARS-OF-PEACE-17461756-by-Thomas-Carlyle THE TEN YEARS OF PEACE. 1746-1756. by Thomas Carlyle]