✦ History

Part of French Revolutionary Wars, Italian campaign of 1796–1797

Battle of Montenotte

April 12, 1796 · Battle of Montenotte

Result French victory

Bonaparte's first victory in command, splitting the Austrian and Piedmontese armies.

On the map Contemporaries

France

Coalition

France
Habsburg monarchy
Kingdom of Sardinia
Napoleon military commander André Masséna military commander Amédée Emmanuel Francois Laharpe military commander
Eugen von Argentau military commander Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
c. 14,000
Casualties
c. 800
Strength
6,000c. 4,000
Casualties
3,500c. 2,500
Guns
12
Guns lost
12c. 12

Units

Army of Italy
Austrian army in Italy (1796–1797)

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