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Battle of the Panaro | |||||||
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Part of the Neapolitan War | |||||||
Joachim Murat helps the wounded general Filangieri after the battle. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Naples | Austrian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick Bianchi | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 | 6,600 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
409 killed, wounded or captured | 461 killed, wounded or captured | ||||||
The Battle of the Panaro (or Modena or Castelfranco) was a victory for King Joachim Murat's Neapolitan forces over a smaller Austrian force under Frederick Bianchi on 3 April 1815 early in the Neapolitan War. This defeat on the banks on the Panaro River, just south of Modena forced the Austrians to retreat behind the Po River.