Expedition in Tyrol

Expedition in Tyrol
Part of the Italian campaigns in the War of the First Coalition

Napoleon gathers prisoners on the battlefield (1797)
Date20 March – 5 May 1797
Location
County of Tyrol, Italy
Result French victory
Belligerents
French First Republic French Republic Habsburg monarchy Austria
Commanders and leaders
French First Republic Catherine Joubert
French First Republic Antoine Guillaume
Habsburg monarchy Wilhelm Lothar
Strength
18,000 12,000
Casualties and losses
8,000 Unknown

The Expedition in Tyrol was carried out in the spring of 1797, during the final phases of the Italian campaign, when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to launch the final attack against the Holy Roman Empire.

While Napoleon launched an attack towards Austria through Friuli and the Tarvisio pass, a secondary army was ordered to cross Tyrol, and then rejoined with the bulk of the forces in the Drava valley.