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Battle of Magnano

Battle of Magnano was a battle fought on 5 April 1799 at Magnano, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 41,000 against 46,000.

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Fought5 April 1799
WhereMagnano, Italy45.483N, 8.083E
OutcomeAustrian victory
BelligerentsFrench RepublicagainstHabsburg monarchy
Casualties and losses8,000and6,000
Part ofWar of the Second Coalition1798 to 1802

Where it sits in the War of the Second Coalition

Action of 15 July 1798, 1798Battle of Salahieh, 1798Battle of St. George's Caye, 1798Siege of Butrint, 1798Battle of Nicopolis, 1798Siege of Corfu, 1798Battle of Trebbia, 1799Siege of Ancona, 1799Battle of Ostrach, 1799Battle of Feldkirch, 1799Battle of Stockach, 1799Siege of Mantua, 1799Battle of Magnano, 1799Battle of Cassano, 1799Battle of Frauenfeld, 1799Battle of Winterthur, 1799First Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Modena, 1799Siege of Alessandria, 1799Battle of Oberwald, 1799Battle of Schwyz, 1799Battle of Novi, 1799Battle of Krabbendam, 1799Battle of Mannheim, 1799Second Battle of Zurich, 1799Battle of Gotthard Pass, 1799Battle of Muottental, 1799Battle of Alkmaar, 1799Battle of Genola, 1799Battle of Obrigheim, 1799Battle of Wiesloch, 1799Battle of Walserfeld, 1800Battle of Sassello, 1800Siege of Genoa, 1800Rhine crossing near Rheinklingen (1800), 1800Battle of Stockach, 1800Battle of Engen, 1800Battle of Messkirch, 1800Battle of Erbach, 1800Battle of Montebello, 1800Battle of Höchstädt, 1800Battle of Neuburg, 1800Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800Battle of Pozzolo, 1800Battle of Copenhagen, 1801First Battle of Algeciras, 1801Second Battle of Algeciras, 1801Battle of Suriname, 180417981804Battle of Magnano, 1799
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Record

Date5 April 1799
PlaceMagnano, Italy
45.483N, 8.083E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength41,00046,000
Casualties and losses8,0006,000
Commanders
Battle of MagnanoBattle of MagnanoSiege of Fort BardBattle of VercellaeSiege of VercelliSiege of ChivassoSiege of Verrua SavoiaSiege of Fort BardBattle of VercellaeSiege of VercelliSiege of ChivassoSiege of Verrua SavoiaGenevaTurinGenoaLausanneBergamoParmaLuganoComo100 km45.483N, 8.083E
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Battle of Magnano is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889186, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Magnano, revision 1384784529, 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.