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Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo
The Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo or Battle of Cuneo was fought on the outskirts of Cuneo on 30 September 1744, in the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle ended in a victory for the armies of Spain and France over the Kingdom of Sardinia but it did not advance the victors' campaign.
Prelude.
The battle of Cuneo was brought about by a difference in Franco-Spanish policy during the middle part of 1744. Spain wished for an advance along the coast of Italy through Genoa
second time under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.
- 1743 Battle of Dettingen 27 June – French defeat during War of the Austrian Succession.
- 1744 –
- Battle of Toulon (1744) 22 February – draw between British and Franco-Spanish fleets
- Battle of Villafranca 20 April – France and Spain defeat Britain and Sardinia.
- Battle of Casteldelfino 18 July – French troops victorious against Sardinians at bayonet-point despite several orders to retreat.
- Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo 30 September – Franco-