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BATTLE // October 30, 1805

Battle of Caldiero

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Overview

The Battle of Caldiero took place on 30 October 1805, pitting the French Armée d'Italie under Marshal André Masséna against an Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. The French engaged only some of their forces, around 33,000 men, but Archduke Charles engaged the bulk of his army, 49,000 men, leaving out Paul Davidovich's corps to defend the lower Adige and Franz Seraph of Orsini-Rosenberg's corps to cover the Austrian right against any flanking maneuvers. The fighting took place at Caldiero, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Verona, during the War of the Third Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • French Empire33,000–49,000
    medium
  • Austrian Empire49,200
    medium

Austrian Empire fielded a 1.2 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • French Empire3,729
    medium9% loss rate
  • Austrian Empire9,221
    medium19% loss rate

Commanders (2)

Austrian Empire

French Empire

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