Eugene of Savoy Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Eugene of Savoy, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Austria.

7 records1701–17027 events7 places

Chronological biography

1701

Italian Army CommandMay 1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Tyrol

Eugene assumes command of the Imperial army assembled for the Italian campaign.

Alpine AdvanceJune 1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Trentino

Eugene manoeuvres through Alpine routes to enter northern Italy.

Crossing of the AdigeJuly 1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Verona

Eugene crosses the Adige and outflanks the French defensive position.

Battle of Carpi9 July 1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Carpi

Eugene defeats Catinat's French forces at Carpi.

Defence of Chiari1 September 1701

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Chiari

Eugene defeats Villeroy's assault from a prepared defensive position.

1702

Surprise of Cremona1 February 1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Cremona

Eugene launches a surprise attack inside French-held Cremona.

Battle of Luzzara15 August 1702

Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession · Prince · Imperial Commander · Luzzara

Eugene attacks the Franco-Spanish position at Luzzara.

Titles and roles

Prince · Imperial Commander

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.