Battle of Staffarda

Battle of Staffarda
Part of the Nine Years' War
Staffarda by Jean Baptiste Morret
Date 18 August 1690 Location Staffarda, Piedmont Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Duchy of Savoy  Spain
Commanders and leaders
Nicolas Catinat	Victor Amadeus II Prince Eugène of Savoy
Strength
12,000 [1]	18,000 [1] 12 guns
Casualties and losses
1,000 [2] to 2,000 killed or wounded [1]	2,800 killed or wounded 1,200 captured [1] 11 guns

The Battle of Staffarda took place on 18 August 1690 during the Nine Years' War in Piedmont, Northern Italy. The engagement was the first major battle of the Nine Years' War in Italy since Victor Amadeus II of Savoy joined the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV of France earlier that year.

A French force of around 12,000 under Nicolas Catinat defeated a Savoyard army of 18,000 led by Victor Amadeus and the Imperial general Prince Eugène of Savoy. Victory allowed Catinat to over-run most of Piedmont but he was unable to take the capital of Turin due to sickness, lack of men and supply problems.