Battle of Sacile

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Battle of Novi
Part of the Napoleonic Wars
Date 15 April 1809 Location Sacile, Republic of Venice, Italy Result Austrian victory
Combatants
Austrian Empire	First French Empire, Kingdom of Italy
Commanders
Archduke Johann	Prince Eugene de Beauharnais
Strength
40,000	36,000

War of the Fifth Coalition
Sacile – Teugen-Hausen – Raszyn – Abensberg – Landshut – Piave River – Eckmühl – Regensburg – Ebersberg – Aspern-Essling – Raab – Wagram – Walcheren

The Battle of Sacile took place on April 15, 1809, between 40,000 Austrians under the Archduke John, and 36,000 French and Italians under Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy.

After hard fighting in which little generalship was shown on either side, an Austrian flank movement, which menaced the French line of retreat, forced Eugene to retire, victory thus resting with the Austrians. The losses were about equal on both sides. One month later both sides would face eachother again at the Battle of Raab, which would end in a decisive French victory, effectively ending fighting in the Italian theatre.