Battle of Muottental

Battle of the Muottental
Part of Suvorov's Swiss campaign in the War of the Second Coalition

Battle at Mutten Valley by Alexander Kotzebue
Date30 September – 1 October 1799
(O.S. — 19–20 September)
Location
Muottental/Muotta, Canton of Waldstätten, Helvetic Republic
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
France France Russia Russia
Commanders and leaders
France André Masséna
France Édouard Mortier
France Jean-de-Dieu Soult		 Russia Alexander Suvorov
Russia Andrei Rosenberg
Russia Maxim Rehbinder
Russia Mikhail Miloradovich
Strength

15,000[1][a]

7,000[1][2][c]
(regulars and Cossacks)

Casualties and losses
2,700[1] to 3,000[e]
1 howitzer, 5 cannons		 ~1,000–1,100[f]

The Battle of (the) Muottental,[g] also known as the battle of the Muttental, Muotatal or Muotta, was fought in 1799, on 30 September and 1 October, during the Second Coalition war as part of Suvorov's Swiss campaign. The Russian troops of Rosenberg's rearguard, ordered by Suvorov, stood in the Muottental (also referred to as the Muttental), now Muotatal, covering the march of the main force, and were attacked by outnumbered French troops under the overall command of Masséna. French troops were more than double that of the Russian forces.[8] It ended in a decisive Russian victory.[9][4][1][10][3]

  1. ^ a b c d Clodfelter 2017, p. 108.
  2. ^ a b Bogdanovich 1846, p. 180.
  3. ^ a b c Bodart 1908, p. 344.
  4. ^ a b c d e Petrushevsky 1884.
  5. ^ a b Reding-Biberegg 1895, pp. 97–98.
  6. ^ a b Reding-Biberegg 1895, p. 94.
  7. ^ a b Reding-Biberegg 1895, pp. 113–114.
  8. ^ Фасхутдинов, Рамиль (2022). Герои России. Те, кем мы гордимся [Heroes of Russia. Those We Are Proud of] (in Russian). Эксмо. pp. 98–99. ISBN 978-5-04-186203-9.
  9. ^ Bogdanovich 1846.
  10. ^ Duffy 1999, pp. 231–236.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).