✦ History

Part of War of the Second Coalition

First Battle of Zurich

June 2–5, 1799 · Zurich

Result Austrian victory

Austrian forces under Archduke Charles attacked French troops under André Masséna at Zürich. Masséna withdrew to a stronger line west of the city.

On the map Contemporaries

France

Holy Roman Empire

France
Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg monarchy
Honoré Théodore Maxime Gazan de la Peyrière military commander André Masséna military commander Jean-de-Dieu Soult military commander Nicolas Oudinot military commander
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen military commander Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
59,000c. 45,000
Casualties
1,300–1,600c. 1,600
Killed
500c. 500
Wounded
800c. 800
Captured
300c. 300
Guns lost
c. 28
Guns captured
28
Strength
72,000c. 55,000
Casualties
3,400–4,400c. 3,400
Killed
730c. 730
Wounded
1,470c. 1,470
Captured
1,200–2,200c. 1,200