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Battle of Saorgio

Battle of Saorgio was a battle fought in 1793 at Saorge, in what is now France. The recorded result: Austro-Sardinian victory. Recorded strength: 10,000–12,000 against 17,000.

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Record

Date1793 (year precision)
PlaceSaorge, France
43.988N, 7.553E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
ResultAustro-Sardinian victory
BelligerentsAustria; SardiniaFrance
CommandersJoseph De Vins; Count of Saint-AndréGaspard Brunet
Strength10,000–12,00017,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown1,532
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Elsewhere in 1793

Battle of Saorgio is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,142 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q21187326, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Saorgio, revision 1370873555, 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.