▁Prince ▁Eug ene ▁of ▁Sav oy . ▁It ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁a ▁French ▁tact ical ▁victory ▁since ▁the ▁Imperial ▁army ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁crossing ▁the ▁River ▁Add a ▁but ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁heavy ▁on ▁both ▁sides . ▁ ▁Background ▁By ▁ 1 7 0 5 , ▁the ▁fighting ▁in ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁was ▁in ▁its ▁fourth ▁year , ▁the ▁French ▁retain ing ▁the ▁key ▁strateg ic ▁prize ▁of ▁Milan ▁and ▁generally ▁having ▁the ▁upper ▁hand . ▁Fin ances ▁were ▁an ▁end uring ▁weak ness ▁of ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy ▁with ▁the ▁Imperial ▁army ▁in ▁Italy ▁receiving ▁minimal ▁support ▁from ▁Emperor ▁Leopold ▁who ▁was ▁more ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Hung arian ▁revol t ▁known ▁as ▁R ák ó cz i ' s ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 7 0 3 , ▁Victor ▁Ama de us ▁II , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Sav oy ▁void ed ▁his ▁al liance ▁with ▁France ▁and ▁switched ▁sides . ▁During ▁ 1 7 0 4 , ▁Marshall ▁La ▁Fe u illa de ▁captured ▁Sav oy ard ▁territ ories ▁in ▁Ville fran che ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Sav oy , ▁a ▁process ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁when ▁Nice ▁surrender ed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 7 0 5 . ▁Victor ▁Ama de us ▁now ▁retained ▁only ▁his ▁capital ▁of ▁Tur in ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁Southern ▁P ied mont . ▁The ▁French ▁commander ▁in ▁Italy , ▁V end ôme , ▁position ed ▁his ▁brother ▁Philippe ▁de ▁V end ôme ▁at ▁Cass ano ▁d ' Add a