ABSTRACT
Drawing from sources in the French language, including diplomatic correspondence from the court at Vienna, this chapter focuses on the Savoy-Piedmont front of the war of the Grand Alliance, between 1693 and 1696. It exposes how Henri de Ruvigny, viscount and later earl of Galway, worked to keep the alliance of William III, Emperor Leopold I, King Carlos II of Spain, and the duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus II, united against Louis XIV in his capacity as English military commander and envoy extraordinary to Victor Amadeus II. The chapter discusses the persecution of the Protestant Vaudois in the region and the edict of toleration that was granted to them through the efforts of Galway. It also looks into the military campaigns against Casale and Pinerolo, recruiting troops, and the negotiations leading to the treaty of Vigevano in 1696.
