War of the Polish Succession
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Was a major European conflict sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland.
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Was a joint military invasion of Poland by the Tsardom of Russia and the Electorate of Saxony during the War of the Polish Succession.
June 1734: Russia and Saxony captured the Polish-Lithuanian city of Danzig.
October 1733: The Russians, commanded by Peter Lacy, quickly captured the capital city of Warsaw and installed Augustus as potential heir, forcing Stanislaus to flee to Danzig.
Was the French invasion of northern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession.
October 1733: The French and Savoyard troops, led by Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy, invaded the territory of Pavia in 1733. The military occupation by France lasted until the end of the War of the Polish Succession in 1738.
November 1733: By November 3 1733, the city of Milan surrendered to the French, although the Austrian governor, Count Wirich Philipp von Daun, still held the fortress.
June 1734: The Battle of Colorno was a battle fought between May 25 and June 5 1734, between Franco-Sardinian and Austrian (Habsburg) troops.
July 1734: In 1734, during the War of the Polish Succession, the French forces under the command of Marshal Mercy attempted to cross the Parma River to besiege the city of Parma. After several failed attempts, they finally succeeded in late June, leading to the military occupation of Parma by France.
September 1734: Following their defeat at Guastalla at the hands of the French, which resulted in heavy casualties, the Austrians retreated to the Oglio River. They maintained this position for the remainder of the year.
January 1735: The French army entered winter quarters in December 1734, leaving the North Bank of the Po River.
September 1735: The Austrian main army withdrew through Mantua, leaving the region to the French.
Was the French invasion of the Rhineland during the War of the Polish Succession.
November 1733: The Duchy of Lorraine was invaded by France.
October 1735: The battle of Clausen in 1735 was won by the Austrian forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy, marking the furthest point of the French invasion during the War of the Polish Succession. The territory of Clausen was later occupied by France.
October 1733: A large French army under the command of the Duke of Berwick besieged and captured the fortress of Kehl, which was lightly garrisoned and in poor condition.
July 1734: The French army, led by the Duke of Berwick, besieged the imperial fort at Philippsburg in 1734. The fort fell after a two-month siege in July, marking a significant victory for France during the War of the Polish Succession.
Was the French invasion of southern Italy during the War of the Polish Succession.
May 1734: After the battle of bitonto most of the kingdom of naples was de facto acquired by spain.
May 1734: The fortress of Bari also surrendered to the besieging army under Montemar on May 26th.
August 1734: Gaeta is besieged by the Kingdom of Naples.
August 1734: At the end of August 1734 Neapolitan troops under Montemar landed in Sicily. The capital, Palermo, quickly opened its gates.
October 1734: Trapani conquered by naples.
October 1734: Syracuse resisted longer but was conquered by Neapolitan forces.
November 1734: Capua is besieged by the Kingdom of Naples.
October 1734: The citadel of Messina is conquered by Neapolitan forces.
November 1734: Capua is besieged by the State of the Presidi (Naples).
November 1734: Capua is besieged by the Kingdom of Sicily (Kingdom of Naples).
Was the treaty that ended the War of the Polish Succession. Augustus III was officially confirmed as King of Poland.
November 1738: The Treaty of Vienna ended the War of the Polish Succession, confirming Augustus as king of Poland and uniting Poland with Saxony in personal union.
November 1738: Stanisław Leszczyński, a Polish nobleman who was briefly King of Poland was compensated with the Duchy of Lorraine in 1738 after losing the Polish throne.
November 1738: After the Treaty of Vienna in 1738, which concluded the War of the Polish Succession, the French evacuated the territories they had occupied.
November 1738: In 1738, Charles of Parma, also known as Charles III, ceded control of Parma to the Austrian Empire. This decision was made as part of the Treaty of Vienna, which aimed to reorganize the territories of Italy following the War of the Polish Succession.
November 1738: Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia received territories in the western part of the Duchy of Milan west of the Ticino, including Novara and Tortona.
February 1766: The acquisition of Lorraine for the former Polish king, however, proved of lasting benefit to France, as it passed under direct French rule with Stanislaus' death in 1766.
