What the records say
- When
- 12 Nov 1796
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.42° N, 11.20° E
- Description
- 1796 defeat of the French First Republic forces under Napoleon Bonaparte by a Habsburg corps
Battle of Caldiero (1796)
Defeat of the French First Republic forces under Napoleon Bonaparte by a Habsburg corps
In the Battle of Caldiero on 12 November 1796, the Habsburg army led by József Alvinczi fought a First French Republic army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte. The French assaulted the Austrian positions, which were initially held by the army advance guard under Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. The defenders held firm until reinforcements arrived in the afternoon to push back the French.
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