Battle of Cassano (1799)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Cassano d'Adda


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partof=French Revolutionary Wars
date=April 27 1799
place=Cassano d'Adda, Lombardy, present-day Italy
result=Coalition victory
combatant1=flagicon|France France
combatant2=flagicon|Holy Roman Empire Austria
flagicon|Russian Empire Russia
commander1=flagicon|France General Moreau
commander2=flagicon|Russian Empire Alexander Suvorov
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The battle of Cassano d'Adda was a battle in the French Revolutionary Wars that was fought on April 27, 1799 near Cassano d'Adda. It resulted in a victory for the Austrians and Russians (Second Coalition forces) under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov over the French troops, left by Napoleon during his Egyptian campaign.

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