Siege of Genoa

When

20 Apr 1800 – 4 Jun 1800

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

44.41° N, 8.93° E

Description

1800 siege

1800 siege of the War of the Second Coalition

The siege of Genoa saw an Austrian army led by Michael von Melas besiege the port of Genoa, which was occupied by a French garrison under the command of André Massena, from 19 April to 4 June 1800. It formed part of the larger Marengo campaign during the War of the Second Coalition. The Austrian army isolated Massena and half of the French army in Genoa, while driving the other half from the area.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “War of the Second Coalition: Siege of Genoa – General André Masséna is surrounded by 40,000 Austrian troops under Field Marshal Michael von Melas and blockaded…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Gênes, occupée le 5 juin par les Autrichiens après la reddition de Masséna”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Segunda Coalición: sitio de Génova”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• War of the Second Coalition28 Jun 1798 · War