What the records say
- When
- 4 Nov 1799
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 44.58° N, 7.67° E
- Description
- 1799 battle
Battle of Genola
1799 battle of the War of the Second Coalition
The Battle of Genola or Battle of Fossano was a meeting engagement between a Habsburg Austrian army commanded by Michael von Melas and a Republican French army under Jean Étienne Championnet. Melas directed his troops with more skill and his army drove the French off the field, inflicting heavy losses. The War of the Second Coalition action represented the last major French effort in Italy during 1799.
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