Battle of Marsaglia

Catinat crushes the Austro-Savoyard troops at Marsaglia, inflicting very heavy losses and establishing French supremacy in Piedmont. French discipline and firepower make the difference.

Savoy has allied with the coalition against France. Louis XIV seeks to crush this threat in the southeast. Catinat leads a methodical campaign to secure Piedmont.

Deployment in close order, disciplined musket fire, artillery superiority, coordinated cavalry charges.

Savoyard troops are routed; Cuneo is taken shortly afterward. The Italian front clearly shifts in favor of the French.