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, present-day Italy
Result Coalition victory
Belligerents
Flag of France France Flag of Habsburg Monarchy Austria
Flag of Russia Russia
Commanders
Flag of France General Moreau Flag of Russia Alexander Suvorov

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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