Forcing of the Adda, 26–28 April 1799
- When
- 26–28 April 1799 (O.S. 15–17 April)
- Where
- Adda River crossings near Cassano d'Adda
- Part of
- Battle of Cassano
Suvorov's Russo-Austrian army forced the Adda River near Cassano d'Adda, defeating Schérer's successor Moreau over three days of fighting.
The battle formed part of the battle of the Adda River, the so-called forcing of the Adda. On the first day, 26 April (O.S. 15 April), the Russians under Count Suvorov won a minor victory over Barthélemy Schérer's French forces at Lecco. On the second day Suvorov's Austrians and Cossacks prevailed over Jean Moreau's army—Schérer having been replaced as supreme commander—and on the third day they trapped his isolated division. The fighting took place near Cassano d'Adda, about 28 km east-northeast of Milan, during the War of the Second Coalition within the French Revolutionary Wars.
Sources
- Battle of Cassano (1799) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
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