Battle of Friedlingen
1702 CE.
Shown on the map at 47.603°, 7.639°.
The Battle of Friedlingen took place on 14 October 1702, during the War of the Spanish Succession. Most of the fighting centred around Friedlingen, now a suburb of Weil am Rhein, on the current border between Baden-Württemberg in Germany, and Switzerland. A French force under Villars defeated an Imperial army commanded by Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden. The capture of Landau in September allowed Louis William to threaten the French border region of Alsace. Shortly before, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria joined the French alliance, and Villars was ordered to cross the Rhine at Huningue near the Swiss border, then link up with him. Although Louis William was initially able to block the advance, he was outflanked when French troops crossed the Rhine further north, and began retreating early on the morning of 14 October. Hoping to take advantage, Villars promptly attacked, but Louis William drove him off and fell back in good order. Although neither side was able to gain a clear advantage, it is generally considered a French victory since Villars prevented an Imperial invasion of Alsace.
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