What the records say
- When
- 5 Apr 1799
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.48° N, 8.08° E
- Description
- 1799 battle during the War of the Second Coalition
Battle of Magnano
1799 Battle during the War of the Second Coalition
In the Battle of Magnano on 5 April 1799, an Austrian army commanded by Pál Kray defeated a French army led by Barthélemy Schérer. In subsequent battles, which are united under the heading of Suvorov's Italian campaign, the Austrians and their Russian allies drove the French out of nearly all of Italy. This action was fought during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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