Battle of Sassello explained

Conflict:Battle of Sassello
Partof:the War of the Second Coalition
Date:10 April 1800
Place:30 kilometers northwest of Genoa, present-day Italy
Result:Austrian victory
Combatant1: France
Combatant2: Austria
Commander1:Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Commander2:Prince Hohenzollern
Strength1:2,000
Strength2:20,000
Casualties1:1,000 total
Casualties2:1,000 total

The battle of Sassello was a minor skirmish during the war of the Second Coalition, fought on 10 April 1800 between a 2,000-men French force under General Jean-de-Dieu Soult and a largely superior Austrian corps under the command of Prince Prince Hohenzollern. The battle took place 30 kilometers northwest of Genoa, which was at the time under French control but under siege by the Austrians. The skirmish at Sassello ended in favor of the Austrians, with either side losing about 1,000 men but with the Austrians being able to pursue their encirclement of Genoa.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Pigeard, p. 774