Battle of Monte Settepani

Battle of Monte Settepani
Part of the Italian campaigns in the War of the First Coalition
Monte Settepani as seen from Bric Gettina
Date 24 June–7 July 1795 Location Monte Settepani, Liguria, Italy 44°14′42″N 8°11′51″E / 44.24500°N 8.19750°E / 44.24500; 8.19750 Result Austro-Sardinian victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Austria Kingdom of Sardinia	Republican France
Commanders and leaders
Joseph de Vins Michelangelo Colli	François Kellermann
Strength
38,940	30,696
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown, 20 guns

The Battle of Monte Settepani (24 June–7 July 1795) saw the Coalition armies of Habsburg Austria led by Feldzeugmeister (FZM) Joseph Nikolaus de Vins and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant (FML) Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi attack the Republican French Army of Italy led by General of Division (GD) François Christophe de Kellermann during the War of the First Coalition. The attack captured a few key positions though it was repulsed by most of the French defenses. After the French failed to recapture Monte Settepani, Kellermann ordered a phased withdrawal to a more defensible position. By 7 July, the French army established itself in a new position running from Borghetto Santo Spirito on the coast northwest to the crest of the Ligurian Alps. The setback compelled the French to relinquish the territory captured in the First Battle of Dego.