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Battle of Ponte Novu

Battle of Ponte Novu was a battle fought on 8 May 1769 at Ponte Nuovo, in what is now France; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the French conquest of Corsica, which ran from 1768 to 1769. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 15,000.

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Bataille de Ponte Novu (8 au 9 mai 1769) entre l'armée française du comte de Vaux et les troupes nationalistes corses de Pascal Paoli.
Bataille de Ponte Novu (8 au 9 mai 1769) entre l'armée française du comte de Vaux et les troupes nationalistes corses de Pascal Paoli.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 May 1769lasted 1 day
WherePonte Nuovo, France42.485N, 9.280E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsCorsican RepublicagainstKingdom of France
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofFrench conquest of Corsica1768 to 1769

Record

Date8 May 1769
to 9 May 1769
PlacePonte Nuovo, France
42.485N, 9.280E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength15,00015,000
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Carlo Salicetti
  • Noël Jourda de Vaux
Battle of Ponte NovuBattle of Ponte NovuBattle of VescovatoBattle of BorgoSiege of San FiorenzoSiege of FurianiSiege of BastiaSiege of San FiorenzoSiege of BastiaLivornoAjaccioSiena100 km42.485N, 9.280E
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Battle of Ponte Novu is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2342985, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ponte Novu, revision 1375192097, 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.