ORDER OF BATTLE // September 25, 1799
Second Battle of Zurich
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 62,564 estimated
French Republic
35,448
Medium-confidence figure
Russian Empire
27,116
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Second Battle of Zurich broke the strategic stalemate that had persisted in Switzerland since the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier. Masséna's victory over Korsakov's Russian force was decisive enough to drive Russia's withdrawal from the Second Coalition, materially weakening the alliance arrayed against the French Republic during the War of the Second Coalition. The battle is regarded as arguably the most significant French victory of 1799, and its outcome shifted the balance of the Swiss theater decisively in France's favor.
‹ Full battle dossierSources (17)
Monograph
A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East
→ Open sourceAcademic Journal
An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present
→ Open sourceAcademic Journal
Eagles over the Alps: Suvorov in Italy and Switzerland, 1799
Academic Journal
History of Europe from the commencement of the French revolution in 1789, to the restoration of the Bourbons in 1815
→ Open sourceAcademic Journal
Marshal Massena
Monograph
Napoleon Absent, Coalition Ascendant: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland
→ Open sourceMonograph
The Coalition Crumbles, Napoleon Returns: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland
→ Open sourceAcademic Journal