| Battle of the Devil's Bridge | |||||||
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| Part of the battles at the Saint-Gotthard (Suvorov's Swiss campaign in the War of the Second Coalition) | |||||||
 Combat on Devil's Bridge by Alexander Kotzebue Hermitage Museum | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 French Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexander Suvorov |
Claude Lecourbe | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 regiments[1] | 2 battalions[a] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unidentified | Unidentified | ||||||
The Battle of (the) Devil's Bridge,[b] also called the battle of the Teufelsbrücke,[2] was fought in 1799, on 25 September (September 14 on the Julian calendar – Old Style date), during the War of the Second Coalition as part of Suvorov's Swiss campaign and the battles at the Saint-Gotthard Massif. The Russian troops of Suvorov were advancing against Lecourbe's French troops, stationed in the Schöllenen Gorge area. It was a success for the Imperial Russian Army.
This dramatic battle is shrouded in legends and perceived truths.[3]
- ^ a b Golitsyn 1875.
- ^ Bodart 1908, p. 343.
- ^ Duffy 1999, pp. 188, 189.
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