Battle of Modena (1799)
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| Battle of Modena (1799) | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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France |
Habsburg Austria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jacques MacDonald (WIA ) |
 Prince Hohenzollern | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Army of Naples | Mantua Siege Corps | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 29,000 | 4,300 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 600 | 2,400, 8 guns | ||||||
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Napoleon in command
Napoleon not in command
The Battle of Modena (12 June 1799) saw 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
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In the battles of
Battle of the Trebbia (1799)
from 17 to 19 June.
See also
- Capture of Brescia
- Battle of Cassano
- Battle of Bassignana
- First Battle of Marengo
- Battle of the Trebbia
- Second Battle of Marengo
- Battle of Novi
References
- ISBN 1-883476-18-6.
- ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
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