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BATTLE // June 9, 1800

Battle of Montebello

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Overview

The Battle of Montebello was fought near Montebello in Lombardy between a French force under General of Division (GD) Jean Lannes and an Austrian force led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant (FML) Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz. The action occurred in the Marengo campaign during the War of the Second Coalition. During the lead-up to the Battle of Marengo, the vanguard of the French army in Italy engaged and defeated an Austrian force in a "glorious victory".

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

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • France8,000
    medium
  • Austria18,000
    medium

Austria fielded a 2.3 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • France3,000
    medium38% loss rate
  • Austria1,445
    medium8% loss rate
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Commanders (2)

Austria

France

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