Category
page 1Battles involving Savoy
Savoyard crusade
14th-century military expedition
Battle of Staffarda
1690 battle of the Nine Years' War

L'Escalade
'''''L'Escalade, or Fête de l'Escalade''''' (from escalade, the act of scaling defensive walls), is an annual festival in Geneva, Switzerland, held each December commemorating the defeat of an attempt to conquer the Protestant city-state by the Catholic Duchy of Savoy in 1602. The celebrations and other commemorative activities are usually held on 12 December or the closest weekend.
Battle of Assietta
1747 battle
Battle of Parabiago
1339 battle
Battle of Tornavento
1636 battle of the Thirty Years' War