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Battle of Montebello (1800): Première attaque des Français à la bataille de Montebello en vue de la ville de Casteggio
Image: Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date9 June 1800Wikidata
Year1800Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationItalyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictWar of the Second CoalitionWikidata P361
Coordinates45.0000, 9.1000Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Montebello (9 June 1800) was fought near Montebello in Lombardy between a French force under General of Division (GD) Jean Lannes and an Austrian force led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant (FML) Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz. The action occurred in the Marengo campaign during the War of the Second Coalition. During the lead-up to the Battle of Marengo, the vanguard of the French army in Italy engaged and defeated an Austrian force in a "glorious victory".

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Location

45.0000, 9.1000 · Italy

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