Battle of Verona (1799)

Battle of Verona (1799)
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Battle of 26 March 1799 under the walls of Verona by Luigi Frisoni
Date 26 March 1799 Location near Verona, Italy 45°26′19″N 10°59′34″E / 45.43861°N 10.99278°E / 45.43861; 10.99278 Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
France	Austria
Commanders and leaders
Barthélemy Schérer Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier	Pál Kray
Strength
46,400	41,400
Casualties and losses
5,228 17 guns	7,000–8,000 8 guns[1]

War of the Second Coalition:
Italy

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The Battle of Verona on 26 March 1799 saw a Habsburg Austrian army under Pál Kray fight a First French Republic army led by Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer. The battle encompassed three separate combats on the same day: at Verona, the two sides battled to a bloody draw; at Pastrengo to the west of Verona, French forces prevailed over their Austrian opponents; at Legnago to the southeast of Verona, the Austrians defeated their French adversaries. The battle was fought during the War of the Second Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Verona is a city on the Adige River in northern Italy.