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Battle of Campo Tenese

Battle of Campo Tenese was a battle fought on 10 March 1806 at Castrovillari, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 14,000.

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Fought10 March 1806
WhereCastrovillari, Italy39.875N, 16.067E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFirst French Empire; Polish Legions; SwitzerlandagainstKingdom of Naples; Kingdom of Sicily
Part ofWar of the Third Coalition1805 to 1806

Where it sits in the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, 1805Battle of Elchingen, 1805Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Trafalgar, 1805Battle of Caldiero, 1805Battle of Mehrnbach, 1805Battle of Lambach, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Battle of Steyr, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Dürenstein, 1805Capitulation of Dornbirn, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Castelfranco Veneto, 1805Battle at Wischau, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Siege of Gaeta, 1806Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806Battle of Maida, 1806Battle of Mileto, 180718051807Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806
24 placed engagements of the War of the Third Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 March 1806
PlaceCastrovillari, Italy
39.875N, 16.067E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength10,00014,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown but light1,000 killed & wounded; 2,000 captured; 8,000–9,000 deserted after the battle; Guns & baggage captured; Total: 11,000–12,000
Commanders
  • Roger de Damas
Battle of Campo TeneseBattle of Campo TeneseSiege of MarateaBattle of GrumentumSiege of RossanoBattle of HeracleaSiege of BelmonteSiege of MarateaBattle of GrumentumSiege of RossanoBattle of HeracleaSiege of BelmonteNaplesSalernoTarantoLecceBrindisiCatanzaroVibo ValentiaPotenza100 km39.875N, 16.067E
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Battle of Campo Tenese is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q857860, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Campo Tenese, revision 1370436057, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.