Battle of Magnano

Battle of Magnano
Part of the French Revolutionary Wars
Engraving by Luigi Pizzi, 1799
Date 5 April 1799 Location near Buttapietra, present-day Italy 45°21′51″N 10°59′32″E / 45.3642°N 10.9921°E / 45.3642; 10.9921 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Habsburg monarchy
Commanders and leaders
Barthélemy Schérer	Pál Kray
Strength
41,000[1]	46,000
Casualties and losses
8,000	6,000
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

War of the Second Coalition:
Italy

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30miles

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In the Battle of Magnano on 5 April 1799, an Austrian army commanded by Pál Kray defeated a French army led by Barthélemy Schérer. In subsequent battles, the Austrians and their Russian allies drove the French out of nearly all of Italy. This action was fought during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars.