Battle of Cassano (1799)
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Battle of Cassano d'Adda | |||||||
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Part of French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
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France | Austria, Russia | ||||||
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Alexander Suvorov |
War of the Second Coalition |
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Cassano – 1st Zürich – Montebello – Trebia – Novi – 2nd Zürich – Genoa – 2nd Stockach – Marengo – Hochstadt – Hohenlinden – Copenhagen – Algeciras |
The battle of Cassano d'Adda was a battle in the French Revolutionary Wars that was fought on April 27, 1799 near Cassano d'Adda. It resulted in a victory for the Austrians and Russians (Second Coalition forces) under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov over the French troops, left by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.