The Battle of Colorno consisted of two battles, fought between 25 May and 5 June 1734, between Franco-Sardinian and Austrian (

Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

) troops as part of the

War of Polish Succession The War of the Polish Succession ( pl, Wojna o sukcesję polską; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a Polish civil war over the succession to Augustus II of Poland, which the other regional power, European powers widened in p ...

. Begun on 25 May 1734, the Imperial Austro-German armies conquered and occupied

Colorno Colorno (Parmigiano dialect, Parmigiano: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Parma in the Italy, Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about northwest of Bologna and about north of Parma. Colorno borders the following municipal ...

and its palace during the decisive attack of 1 June.
During the second battle of 4-5 June the Franco-Piedmontese drove them out of Colorno again, forcing them to withdraw. These events were part of the Polish War of Succession and were the prelude of the larger

Battle of San Pietro The Battle of San Pietro, also known as the Battle of Crocetta or the Battle of Parma was a battle 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 Poli ...

, which took place in the Valera Campaign, outside the walls of Parma, on 29 June 1734.

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Report containing all that has happened of most importance in Italy, on the Rhine, in Poland, and in most of the courts of Europe. By Mr. P. MassuetBattaglia di Colorno - 4 giugno 1734 - Francesco Simonini
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Conflicts in 1734 1734 in Austria 1734 in France History of Parma 1734 in Italy