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BATTLE // June 12, 1799

Battle of Modena

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Overview

The Battle of Modena saw a Republican French army commanded by Jacques MacDonald attack a Habsburg Austrian covering force led by Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. The outnumbered Austrians were defeated but in an accidental encounter, MacDonald was painfully wounded by two saber cuts. The action occurred during the War of the Second Coalition, part of a larger conflict known as the French Revolutionary Wars. Modena is a city in northern Italy about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Bologna.

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

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • France29,000
    medium
  • Habsburg Austria4,300
    medium

France fielded a 6.7 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Habsburg Austria2,400
    medium56% loss rate
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Commanders (2)

France

Habsburg Austria

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