What the records say
- When
- 25 Sep 1799
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 46.65° N, 8.59° E
- Description
- war of the Second Coalition battle, 1799
Battle of Devil's Bridge
War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799
The Battle of (the) Devil's Bridge, also called the battle of the Teufelsbrücke, was fought in 1799, on 25 September, during the War of the Second Coalition as part of Suvorov's Swiss campaign and the battles at the Saint-Gotthard Massif. The Russian troops of Suvorov were advancing against Lecourbe's French troops, stationed in the Schöllenen Gorge area. It was a success for the Imperial Russian Army.
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