Battle of Cassano (1799)

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Battle of Cassano d'Adda
Part of French Revolutionary Wars
Date April 27, 1799
Location Cassano d'Adda, Lombardy, Italy
Result Coalition victory
Combatants
France Austria, Russia
Commanders
Alexander Suvorov
War of the Second Coalition
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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.


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