What the records say
- When
- 8 May 1809
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.83° N, 12.22° E
- Description
- 1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
Battle of Piave River (1809)
1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
The Battle of Piave River was fought on 8 May 1809 between the Franco-Italian army under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais and an Austrian army led by Archduke John of Austria. The Austrian commander made a stand behind the Piave River but he suffered a defeat at the hands of his numerically superior foes.
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