France and Spain (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by France and Spain that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
April 1744: French and Spanish forces crossed the Var and advanced on Nice, which fell without a fight.
July 1744: On 18 July 1744, the Gallo-Spanish army engaged the Sardinian army in a desperate fight at Pietralunga. Following the battle, the Bourbon army took control of Casteldelfino in the Second Battle of Casteldelfino.
August 1744: The Gallo-Spanish (that is, the Spanish army supported by the French) occupied the fortress of Demonte (Forte della Consolata) on 17 August 1744, abandoned by the defenders for fear of an explosion of the magazine and then proceeded quickly towards Cuneo.
September 1744: French and Spanish siege of Cuneo (1744).
October 1744: End of the siege of Cuneo (1744).
Chronology
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Was a European conflict caused by the succession to the Habsburg Domains. Maria Theresa succeeded her father Charles VI, and the opposition to female inheritance of the throne was a pretext for starting a war. It was a global conflict that saw fight in Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
1.1.Italian Theatre (War of the Austrian Succession)
Was the Italian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession.
1.1.1.Franco-Spanish invasion of Northern Italy
Was a joint French and Spanish invasion of northern Italy during the War of the Austrian Succession.
September 1745: Battle of Bassignana (1745).
November 1745: During the War of the Austrian Succession, the allies led by Prince Charles of Lorraine and Count Traun decided to besiege the cities of Alessandria, Asti, and Valenza in 1745, instead of pursuing the enemy. This military strategy ultimately led to the territories falling under French and Spanish military occupation.
March 1746: The Franco-Spanish winter quarters of Asti were brusquely attacked by Charles Emmanuel III at the head of his army, which on March 7, 1746, showed up under Asti occupied by the enemy. The city was captured the same day and with it the French garrison of 6,000 men.
March 1746: Sardinian forces retake Alessandria from the enemy.
March 1746: In 1746, during the War of the Austrian Succession, General Leutrum besieged Valenza in Italy. The town was captured by the Piedmontese forces before the French under Maillebois could arrive to assist. This victory helped the Kingdom of Sardinia gain control of the territory.
September 1746: The French army commanded by Maillebois engaged the Austrians in Rottofreddo on August 12, 1746. After the battle, Maillebois retreated from Piedmont-Savoy.
Was a joint military expedition by France and Spain agains the Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam. The operation was started on the pretext of the persecution of Christian missionaries but led to the French occupation of territories in Vietnam that represented the initial core of French Indochina.
February 1859: In 1859, Saigon was captured by a Franco-Spanish flotilla.
November 1859: A joint Franco-Spanish expedition under the command of Admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly captured Tourane (Da Nang) in September 1858.
March 1860: French admiral Charles Rigault de Genouilly was besieged in the city of Da Nangby the Vietnamese and forced eventually to evacuate it in March 1860.
April 1861: Joint French and Spanish forces captured Mỹ Tho.
December 1861: Joint French and Spanish forces captured Biên Hòa.
March 1862: Joint French and Spanish forces captured Vĩnh Long.
2.1.Treaty of Saigon
Was the war that concluded the Cochinchina campaign and created the French colony of Cochinchina.
June 1862: The French established the colony of Cochinchina with the 1862 Treaty of Saigon.
June 1862: The war concluded with the founding of the French colony of Cochinchina. Tự Đức ceded Saigon, the island of Poulo Condor and three southern provinces of what was to become known as Cochinchina (Bien Hoa, Gia Dinh, and Dinh Tuong) to the French.
Disestablishment
March 1862: Joint French and Spanish forces captured Vĩnh Long.
June 1862: The French established the colony of Cochinchina with the 1862 Treaty of Saigon.
June 1862: The war concluded with the founding of the French colony of Cochinchina. Tự Đức ceded Saigon, the island of Poulo Condor and three southern provinces of what was to become known as Cochinchina (Bien Hoa, Gia Dinh, and Dinh Tuong) to the French.
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