Battle of Magnano

Battle of Magnano
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars

Engraving by Luigi Pizzi, 1799
Date5 April 1799
Location
near Buttapietra, present-day Italy
45°21′51″N 10°59′32″E / 45.3642°N 10.9921°E / 45.3642; 10.9921
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
French First Republic French Republic Habsburg monarchy Habsburg monarchy
Commanders and leaders
French First Republic Barthélemy Schérer Habsburg monarchy Pál Kray
Strength
41,000[1] 46,000
Casualties and losses
8,000 6,000
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Battle of Magnano
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In the Battle of Magnano on 5 April 1799, an Austrian army commanded by Pál Kray defeated a French army led by Barthélemy Schérer. In subsequent battles, the Austrians and their Russian allies drove the French out of nearly all of Italy. This action was fought during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.

  1. ^ Rothenberg, p 248. All strengths and casualties are from Rothenberg.