Battle of Castiglione

August 5, 1796 · Solferino

Result French victory

Napoleon Bonaparte's French army defeated the Austrians under Wurmser in northern Italy. The victory stopped the first Austrian attempt to relieve Mantua.

On the map Contemporaries

France

Coalition

France

Holy Roman Empire

Habsburg monarchy

Napoleon military commander

Auguste de Marmont military commander

André Masséna military commander

Pierre Augereau military commander

Karl Philipp Sebottendorf military commander

Antal Lipthay military commander Paul Davidovich military commander Anton Schübirz von Chobinin military commander

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 30,00035,000
Casualties: 1,5001,100
Guns: 60
Guns lost: 8

Strength: 25,000
Casualties: 3,000
Captured: 1,000
Guns lost: 2020