Marsaglia

The Battle of Marsaglia was a battle in the Nine Years' War, fought in Italy on 4 October 1693, between the French army of Marshal Nicolas Catinat and the army of the Grand Alliance under Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy. Catinat, advancing from Fenestrelle and Susa to the relief Pinerolo, defended by the count of Tessé and which the duke of Savoy was besieging, took up a position in formal order of battle north of the village of Marsaglia, near Orbassano. Here, on 4 October, the duke of Savoy attacked him with his whole army, front to front, but the greatly superior regimental efficiency of the French, and Catinat's minute attention to detail in arraying them, gave the new marshal a victory that was a worthy pendant to Neerwinden. The Piedmontese and their allies lost c. 12,000 killed, wounded and prisoners, as against Catinat's 1,800. Marsaglia is one of the first (if not the first) instances of a bayonet charge by a long deployed line of infantry. Hussars figured here for the first time in western Europe. A regiment of them had been raised in 1692 from deserters from the Austrian service. It is also notable as one of the first major battles to see the new Irish Brigade in action for the French army.

Rocca Cigliè is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 149 and an area of 7.3 square kilometres (2.8 sq mi). Rocca Cigliè borders the following municipalities: Castellino Tanaro, Cigliè, Clavesana, Marsaglia, and Niella Tanaro.

Castellino Tanaro (Piedmontese: Castlin Tane) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Cuneo. Castellino Tanaro borders the following municipalities: Ceva, Igliano, Lesegno, Marsaglia, Niella Tanaro, Roascio, and Rocca Cigliè.

Cigliè (Italian: [tʃiʎˈʎɛ]; Piedmontese: Sijé) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 185, and an area of 6.0 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). Cigliè borders the following municipalities: Bastia Mondovì, Clavesana, Mondovì, Niella Tanaro, and Rocca Cigliè.

Belvedere Langhe is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 384 and an area of 5.0 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi). Belvedere Langhe borders the following municipalities: Bonvicino, Clavesana, Dogliani, Farigliano, and Murazzano.

Igliano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Cuneo, with an area of 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi). As of 31 December 2004 it had a population of 80. Igliano borders the municipalities of Castellino Tanaro, Marsaglia, Murazzano, Roascio, and Torresina.

Lesegno is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 868 and an area of 14.4 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi). Lesegno borders the following municipalities: Castellino Tanaro, Ceva, Mombasiglio, Niella Tanaro, and San Michele Mondovì.

Niella Tanaro is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Cuneo. Niella Tanaro borders the following municipalities: Briaglia, Castellino Tanaro, Cigliè, Lesegno, Mondovì, Rocca Cigliè, San Michele Mondovì, and Vicoforte.

Bastia Mondovì (Italian pronunciation: [baˈstiːa mondoˈvi]; Piedmontese: Bastìa) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of Turin and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Cuneo. Bastia Mondovì borders the following municipalities: Carrù, Cigliè, Clavesana, and Mondovì.

Torresina is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Cuneo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 64 and an area of 3.8 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). Torresina borders the following municipalities: Igliano, Murazzano, Paroldo, and Roascio.

Bonvicino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of Cuneo. On 31 December 2004, it had a population of 122 and an area of 7.2 square kilometres (2.8 sq mi). Bonvicino borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Langhe, Bossolasco, Dogliani, Murazzano and Somano.

Roascio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southeast of Turin and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Cuneo. It includes the hamlets of San Rocco, Sant'Anna, San Giovanni, and Mondoni. Roascio borders the following municipalities: Castellino Tanaro, Ceva, Igliano, Paroldo, and Torresina.