▁with ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁while ▁he ▁himself ▁led ▁a ▁mobile ▁reserve . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Eug ene ▁of ▁Sav oy ▁now ▁res umed ▁command ▁in ▁Italy ▁while ▁Leopold ▁finally ▁agreed ▁to ▁provide ▁men ▁and ▁money ; ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁May , ▁this ▁commit ment ▁was ▁maintained ▁by ▁his ▁successor ▁Emperor ▁Joseph . ▁The ▁Mar itime ▁Pow ers ▁ ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Pr uss ia ▁for ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁led ▁by ▁Leopold , ▁Prince ▁of ▁An halt - D ess au ▁to ▁join ▁Prince ▁Eug ene ' s ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁Imperial ists ▁needed ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁pressure ▁on ▁Victor ▁Ama de us ▁to ▁keep ▁Sav oy ▁in ▁the ▁war ; ▁in ▁May , ▁Prince ▁Eug ene ▁began ▁march ing ▁along ▁the ▁right ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Add a ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁to ▁cross , ▁while ▁V end ôme ▁track ed ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁bank , ▁with ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁' 2 0 ▁squad rons ▁of ▁caval ry ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁inf antry .' ▁Since ▁the ▁nom inal ▁strength ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁squad ron ▁was ▁ 1 3 5 ▁and ▁ 6 0 0 ▁for ▁an ▁inf antry ▁batt alion , ▁this ▁indicates ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 0 0 ▁caval ry ▁and ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁inf antry . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Imperial ▁army ▁reached ▁I ve za ▁in ▁the ▁Brian za , ▁they ▁constructed ▁a ▁p