Pianezza 1706 - Maria Bricca

Overview

This short movie tells the story of Maria Bricca, a young lady who led a group of Brandenburg and Sabaudian soldiers through a secret passageway, allowing them to conquer back the castle of Pianezza on 5 September 1706 together with all the supplies the French kept there. The Duke of Savoy, Victor Amadeus II, and hi cousin, Prince Eugene, could thus face the enemies and force and make them surrender.