Battle of Muottental 1799
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Key facts
| Date | 30 September 1799 – 1 October 1799 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1799 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Spain | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War of the Second Coalition | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 37.5488, -5.9363 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of (the) Muottental was fought in 1799, on 30 September and 1 October, during the Second Coalition war as part of Suvorov's Swiss campaign. The Russian troops of Rosenberg's rearguard, ordered by Suvorov, stood in the choke point of Muottental (a narrow valley, also referred to as the Muttental), now Muotatal, covering the march of the main force, and were attacked by a larger French army under the overall command of Masséna. French troops were more than double that of the Russian forces, according to some statements. It ended in a decisive Russian victory.
The Russians' numerical inferiority was compensated by the battlefield that Suvorov had chosen: the Muottental was narrow enough, while at the point of engagement there was steep and heavily-wooded high ground on both flanks, as well as a pronounced bend in the Muota and the bushy-banked Rambach stream transversely that were ahead of the defenders and disadvantageous for the attackers.
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