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Parma “Plan du Champ de Bataille de Parme”. 1734, or after 770 x 530mm., manuscript plan with original hand-colour, overslip (see below) key below plan, dissected and mounted on linen A RARE MANUSCRIPT PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF PARMA, 1734, during the Italian campaign of the War of Polish Succession. The Battle of Parma, also known as the Battle of Crocetta or the Battle of San Pietro was on 29 June 1734, between troops of France and Sardinia on one side, and Habsburg Austrian troops on the other, 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. The Austrian army is depicted to the north with the infantry marked yellow, and the cavalry green. The French army lie to the south with the cavalry and dragoons blue, and the infantry red. The plan shows the first, third, and forth phases of the battle, with a manuscript over-slip showing the second. A note below the plan provides detailed information about the battle. PROVENANCE: Charles Louis d'Albert de Luynes (1717-1771), 5th Duc de LuynesCondition reportGood condition The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The