What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 1799
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 45.70° N, 9.67° E
- Description
- 1799 capture of the Italian city
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Capture of Bergamo
Part of the Italian and Swiss Expedition of 1799
The capture of Bergamo took place 24 April 1799 during Suvorov's Italian campaign as part of War of the Second Coalition, when 2 Don Cossack regiments of Prince Bagration's vanguard under the command of Colonel Grekov and Ataman Denisov quickly and unexpectedly attacked the town of Bergamo occupied by the French garrison and seized Citadel of Bergamo. The attack proved successful for the Russians.
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