1701
Italian Command
Vendome is sent to Italy to restore French fortunes after early setbacks against Eugene.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Northern Italy in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Vendome is sent to Italy to restore French fortunes after early setbacks against Eugene.
Villeroy replaces Catinat as commander of the French army in Italy.
Catinat is replaced after failing to stop Eugene's advance.
Vendome replaces the captured Villeroy as commander in northern Italy.
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