What the records say
- When
- 24 Apr 1794 – 28 Apr 1794
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 43.99° N, 7.55° E
- Description
- action of the War of the First Coalition
Second Battle of Saorgio
1794 battle of the Alps Campaign
The Second Battle of Saorgio was fought from 24 to 28 April 1794 between a French First Republic army commanded by Pierre Jadart Dumerbion and the armies of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and the Habsburg monarchy led by Joseph Nikolaus De Vins. It was part of a successful French offensive designed to capture strategic positions in the Maritime Alps and Ligurian Alps, and on the Mediterranean coast.
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