"Bitonto 25.05.1734" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Dec 2024 3:58 p.m. PST |
"The small battle of Bitonto can be seen as one of the decisive battles of the 18th century, even if the Habsburgs' actual chances of keeping the Kingdom of Naples in their hands were already marginal at that time. The defeat can therefore be seen more as a final point in history. After the Spanish Bourbons had already unsuccessfully attempted to wrest the Kingdom of Naples from the Habsburg Charles VI by landing on Sicily in the War of the Quadruple Alliance, a new attempt was made with the outbreak of war in 1733 in the wake of a war on the side of France. The resistance offered by the Austrians under Viceroy Visconti (1664-1750) and Field Marshal Traun (1677-1748) [1] was completely inadequate. This enabled Don Carlos (1716-1788) to enter Naples on May 15, 1734. The Viceroy of Naples fled and the Habsburg rule over the kingdom quickly collapsed…"
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