battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Modena
Battle of Modena was a battle fought on 12 June 1799 at Modena, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Second Coalition, which ran from 1798 to 1802. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 29,000 against 4,300.
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Record
| Date | 12 June 1799 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Modena, Italy 44.650N, 10.933E | |
| Part of | War of the Second Coalition (1798 to 1802) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | France | Habsburg Austria |
| Commanders | Jacques MacDonald | Prince Hohenzollern |
| Strength | 29,000 | 4,300 |
| Casualties and losses | 600 | 2,400, 8 guns |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Mutina 193 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Mutina 218 BC, 0.8 km
- Battle of the Panaro 1815, 5.9 km
- Battle of Carpi 1815, 16 km
- Battle of Solara 1363, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: First Battle of Zurich 7 June 1799
- After: Battle of Oberwald 14 August 1799
- All 39 engagements of War of the Second Coalition
Elsewhere in 1799
- First Battle of Abukir Egypt
- Siege of Acre Israel
- Battle of Mount Tabor Israel
- Siege of Jaffa Israel
- Siege of Seringapatam India
Battle of Modena is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16895265, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Modena (1799), revision 1373308488, 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.