Eugène was sent back to Italy, where he lost at Cas-
sano (16 August 1705) but won a major victory against
the French at Turin (7 September 1706), forcing the
French to leave Italy. He rejoined Marlborough and
aided in allied victories at Oudenarde (11 July 1708)
and Malplaquet (11 September 1709); he was wounded
twice at the latter battle. After the Treaty of Utrecht
(1713) ended the war between England and France, he
continued to fight against French forces, finally settling
the Austrian side of the conflict with the Peace of Ra-
stadt (1714).
When war with the Ottoman Empire began again,
Eugène led Austrian forces at Petrovaradin (5 August
1716) and helped to end a second siege of Belgrade
(1719). With the end of the war, he retired from mili-
tary service, having spent most of his life in defense of
his adopted country. In 1724, he was named as governor
of the Austrian Netherlands; he later served as the impe-
rial vicar in Italy. He died in Vienna on 24 April 1736
at the age of 73, assured of his place in military history
as one of the great captains of all time and among the
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