The Aftermath
The casualties in this battle tell the whole story. Austria suffered about 3,400 casualties, with about 700 dead. The Spanish army suffered about 9,000 casualties, and the French added about 4000 to this total. Of these, 4,500 were killed and 4,800 made prisoner, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm being one of them. Following the battle, the Bourbons evacuated Piacenza on 27 June, and were shepherded eastwards by the Austro-Piedmontese armies into the republic of Genoa.
Although not marking the end of the fighting in Italy, the battle was decisive, for not only did it end hopes for a Kingdom for the Infant Philip in Italy, it also allowed the Austrians to retain control of the Duchy of Milan for the next 50 years.
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