First Battle of Zürich

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First Battle of Zürich
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
River Limmat Zürich
Date 4th–7th June 1799 Location Zürich, Switzerland Result Austrian victory
Combatants
France	Austria
Commanders
André Masséna	Archduke Charles of Austria
Strength
30,000	40,000
Casualties
1,700	3,500

War of the Second Coalition
1st Stockach –Cassano – 1st Zürich – Montebello – Trebbia – Novi – Bergen – 2nd Zürich – Castricum – Genoa – 2nd Stockach – Marengo – Hochstadt – Hohenlinden – Copenhagen – Algeciras – Alexandria

The Helvetic Republic in 1798 became a battlefield of the French Revolutionary Wars. In the First Battle of Zürich on 4-7 June, 1799, French general André Masséna was forced to yield the city to the Austrians under Archduke Charles and retreated beyond the Limmat, where he managed to fortify his positions, resulting in a stalemate.

During the summer, Russian troops under general Korsakov replaced the Austrian troops, and in the Second Battle of Zürich, the French regained control of the city, along with the rest of Switzerland.

[edit] See also

• Switzerland in the Napoleonic era
• French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1799

[edit] External links

• Map of the battle