Battle of Devil's Bridge

Battle of the Devil's Bridge
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
Date25 September 1799
(O.S. 14 September 1799)
Location
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire France French Republic
Commanders and leaders
Russia Alexander Suvorov France 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 calendarOld 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]

  1. ^ a b Golitsyn 1875.
  2. ^ Bodart 1908, p. 343.
  3. ^ Duffy 1999, pp. 188, 189.


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