Battle of Castiglione
- When
- 5 August 1796
- Where
- Battle of Castiglione
On 5 August 1796 Napoleon's Army of Italy attacked Wurmser's Habsburg army at Castiglione, ending four months of rapid French advances and anchoring the front around Mantua.
The Battle of Castiglione saw the French Army of Italy under General Napoleon Bonaparte attack an army of the Habsburg monarchy led by Feldmarschall Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser on 5 August 1796. The battle marked the end of four months of rapid French advances across Northern Italy, and the front lines would remain anchored around Mantua until its fall in February 1797. Chandler judged that the form of the battle proved Napoleon's master battle plan was already clear in his mind as early as 1796.
Sources
- Battle of Castiglione Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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