Initial Dispositions and Sorties
- When
- April 1800
- Where
- Genoa and its approaches
- Part of
- Siege of Genoa
Before the investment, Miollis garrisoned Genoa with 8,000 troops while Soult held the Bocchetta Pass; Masséna later left 8,000 to defend the city and attacked westward.
At the start of the campaign, GD Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis garrisoned Genoa with 8,000 troops, GD Jean-de-Dieu Soult held the Bocchetta Pass with 12,000 men, and GD Louis-Gabriel Suchet defended the Col de Tende and Nice with 12,000 soldiers. When Melas's offensive began, Masséna and Soult attacked toward the west, leaving 8,000 soldiers to defend Genoa, while Suchet's troops pressed to the east.
Sources
- Siege of Genoa (1800) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
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