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BATTLE // May 8, 1809

Battle of Piave River

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Overview

The Battle of Piave River was fought on 8 May 1809 between the Franco-Italian army under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais and an Austrian army led by Archduke John of Austria. The Austrian commander made a stand behind the Piave River but he suffered a defeat at the hands of his numerically superior foes. The combat took place near Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

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

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • First French Empire44,800
    medium
  • Austrian Empire24,120–28,000
    medium

First French Empire fielded a 1.7 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • First French Empire2,000–3,000
    medium6% loss rate
  • Austrian Empire3,600–3,896
    medium14% loss rate
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Commanders (2)

Austrian Empire

First French Empire

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