The Battle of Campo Santo (8 February 1743) was fought outside Camposanto, Italy, during the War of the Austrian Succession. A Spanish army under Jean Thierry du Mont, comte de Gages faced a combined Austrian–Sardinian force led by Otto Ferdinand, Graf von Abensperg und Traun. Gages invaded the Duchy of Modena and Reggio by crossing the Panaro River but was brought to battle by Traun's army. The Spanish cavalry won an initial success but failed to capitalize on it. Traun earned acclaim by his brisk handling of the battle and by forcing Gages to recross the Panaro at the end of the day. Both sides claimed victory, but the Spanish suffered significantly greater losses and abandoned Bologna to their opponents several weeks later.
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