War of the Polish Succession

October 10, 1733 – October 3, 1735

Result Treaty of Vienna

France, Spain and Savoy-Sardinia backed Stanislaus I for the Polish throne against Russia, Austria and Saxony supporting Augustus III. Fighting spread to the Rhineland and Italy before the Treaty of Vienna.

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Battles 6

February 22 – July 9, 1734

Siege of Danzig (1734) Russo-Saxon victory Gdańsk (Danzig), Poland Stanisław Leszczyński, Peter Lacy, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich

April 8 – August 6, 1734

Siege of Gaeta (1734) Franco-Spanish victory Gaeta, Kingdom of Naples; Charles III of Spain

May 25, 1734

Battle of Bitonto Spanish victory near Bitonto, Kingdom of Naples José Carrillo de Albornoz, 1st Duke of Montemar

June 2 – July 18, 1734

Siege of Philippsburg (1734) French victory Philippsburg, near Karlsruhe, Germany Prince Eugene of Savoy, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Adrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles

June 29, 1734

Battle of San Pietro Franco-Sardinian victory Crocetta, near Parma, then in the Duchy of Parma, present-day Italy Count Claude Florimond de Mercy, Charles Emmanuel III, François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie

September 19, 1734

Battle of Guastalla Franco-Sardinian victory Guastalla, County of Guastalla Charles Emmanuel III, François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie, Frederick Louis of Württemberg-Winnental

Key commanders

War of the Polish Succession

Battles 6

Key commanders

France 9

Russian Empire 7

Spain 2

Holy Roman Empire 1

Habsburg monarchy 3

Kingdom of Sardinia 2