Battle of San Pietro

Battle of San Pietro
Part of the War of the Polish Succession
Date29 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
Kingdom of France François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie
Kingdom of France 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.