Attaque der Franzosen gegen die Thal=Leute in Piemont

Original anitque copper engraving. Title in German in a garland at top center; in the foreground soldiers in battle; in the center, fortress of San Francesco, near Gravere in Val di Susa. Above the rock overlooking the hamlet of Bastia, the fortress of San Francesco was built in 1592 according to a design by Gabrio Busca, Carlo Emanuele I's military engineer. Taking advantage of the relief, a simple parapet running along the edge with turrets at the corners was created. Inside there are two barracks to accommodate the garrisons and a chapel. Access was possible via a path leading up the eastern slope of the cliff. It was part of the three fortresses of Gravera, with Rocca di Molaro and Monmorone, used to defend the border with the Dauphiné, where the Savoy tried in vain to stop the French armies of Cardinal Richelieu and Marshal de Catinat in 1629 and 1690.