Battle of San Pietro

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Battle of San Pietro
Part of the War of the Polish Succession
Date 29 June 1734 Location Crocetta, near Parma, then in the Duchy of Parma, present-day Italy 44°48′N 10°18′E / 44.800°N 10.300°E / 44.800; 10.300 Result Franco-Sardinian victory
Belligerents
France  Sardinia	Austria
Commanders and leaders
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie François de Franquetot de Coigny	Florimund Mercy † Frederick of Württemberg
Strength
60,000 men	50,000 men
Casualties and losses
4,400 killed and wounded	6,200 killed and wounded

The Battle of San Pietro, also known as the Battle of Crocetta or the Battle of Parma was fought on 29 June 1734 between troops of France and Sardinia on one side, and Habsburg Austrian troops on the other, as part of the War of Polish Succession, between the village of La Crocetta and the city of Parma, then in the Duchy of Parma. Austrian troops assaulted an entrenched Franco-Sardinian position, and were ultimately repulsed, due in part to the death of their commander, Florimund Mercy, and the wounding of his second in command, Frederick of Württemberg. Both sides suffered significant casualties in the battle, which lasted for most of the day.