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Suchet then constructed a second bridge which allowed a whole French division to cross the river unopposed. The village of
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Austrian retreat and paused at the river to await the arrival of his pontoon bridging teams. Bellegarde withdrew his troops further to attempt to join with some reinforcements which allowed the French to cross the Adige river unopposed.
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commanded the Right Wing which counted 9,760 infantry, 810 cavalry, and 380 artillerists with 28 guns. The Right Wing included two divisions under
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led the Left Wing which numbered 13,020 infantry, no cavalry, and 420 gunners with 17 artillery pieces. The Left Wing's two divisions were under
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An 1819 map showing the opening stages of the battle
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1457:Military history of Lombardy
1412:. Savas Beatie. p. 91.
1395:. W. Blackwood. p. 461.
1358:. W. Blackwood. p. 455.
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19:Not to be confused with the
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1013:Heinrich von Bellegarde
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23:during World War I and
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255:Location within Europe
167:Commanders and leaders
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1372:Cust, Edward (1862).
1289:. Murray. p. 60.
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1075:Honoré Théodore Gazan
1038:Battle of Hohenlinden
215:Casualties and losses
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1091:Louis-Nicolas Davout
1067:Louis-Gabriel Suchet
1059:Jean-Charles Monnier
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1071:Louis Henri Loison
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21:Battle of Pozzuolo
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1031:Background
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953:Montebello
899:2nd Mantua
872:Bassignana
815:1st Mantua
561:Copenhagen
526:Montebello
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366:Frauenfeld
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96:45°23′00″N
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1171:Aftermath
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943:Fort Bard
825:Valvasone
775:Peschiera
760:Borghetto
566:Algeciras
536:Höchstädt
516:Chiusella
511:Fort Bard
501:Messkirch
461:Castricum
331:Feldkirch
316:Nicopolis
220:4,000 men
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926:3rd Novi
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800:Caldiero
795:Calliano
780:Rovereto
740:2nd Dego
718:1st Dego
506:Biberach
481:Wiesloch
476:3rd Novi
466:2nd Novi
426:Mannheim
210:100 guns
205:160 guns
198:Strength
73:Location
1193:Treviso
1017:Treviso
965:Pozzolo
959:Marengo
888:Trebbia
867:Cassano
862:Brescia
857:Magnano
708:Epierre
703:MĂ©ribel
682:of the
546:Ampfing
541:Neuburg
456:Alkmaar
386:Trebbia
351:Cassano
346:Magnano
326:Ostrach
311:Butrint
161:Austria
42:in the
1416:
1314:
1249:
1195:where
1109:Battle
1045:Forces
1009:Mincio
1001:French
921:Genola
882:Modena
852:Verona
835:Tarvis
820:Faenza
810:Rivoli
805:Arcole
765:Lonato
750:Fombio
556:Mincio
471:Genola
431:Bergen
406:Amsteg
396:Mantua
381:Modena
341:Verona
149:France
124:Result
79:Mincio
1336:(PDF)
1185:Adige
1115:feint
999:. A
938:Genoa
830:Tyrol
728:Loano
486:Genoa
321:Corfu
87:Italy
1414:ISBN
1312:ISBN
1247:ISBN
1093:and
1085:and
1073:and
1061:and
989:and
981:The
911:Gavi
905:Novi
755:Lodi
745:Ceva
401:Novi
65:Date
574:2nd
570:1st
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1215:^
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