ORDER OF BATTLE // September 4, 1796
Battle of Rovereto
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 40,000 estimated
First French Republic
20,000
Medium-confidence figure
Austria
20,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Rovereto was a French victory over an Austrian corps in the upper Adige River valley during the War of the First Coalition. Fought with equal forces of roughly 20,000 men on each side, the engagement resulted in approximately 3,000 Austrian casualties, degrading Davidovich's corps and securing French control of the Adige corridor in northern Italy. The battle formed part of Napoleon Bonaparte's broader Italian campaign, in which successive French operations sought to neutralize Austrian forces in the region and press toward the relief of the siege of Mantua.
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