Army of Italy (Austrian)

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The Army of Italy (Austrian) was the Habsburg Monarchy’s principal field army operating in the Italian theater during the Napoleonic Wars, opposing French forces in campaigns such as those of 1796–97 and 1805.

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Label Occurrences
Austrian army in Italy 2
Army of Italy (Austrian) canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Habsburg army formation
field army
military unit
activeDuring 1790s
1800s
allegiance Holy Roman Empire
House of Habsburg
belligerentOf Battle of Arcole
Battle of Bassano (1796)
Battle of Caldiero (1796)
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
Battle of Castiglione
Battle of Lodi
Battle of Rivoli
Battle of Tarvis (1797)
Battle of Verona (1805)
Battle of the Brenta (1796)
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
country Austrian Empire
Habsburg Monarchy
garrisonOrHeadquarters Lombardy
Venetia
linked to: Lombardy–Venetia
militaryBranch Austrian land forces
notableCampaign Italian campaign of 1796–1797
Italian campaign of 1805
notableCommander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
Heinrich von Bellegarde
József Alvinczi
Karl Mack von Leiberich
operatedIn Italian theater
Northern Italy
opponent First French Empire
First French Republic
French Army of Italy
linked to: Army of Italy
opposedCommander Napoleon Bonaparte
partOf Imperial and Royal Army (Habsburg Monarchy)
primaryRole field operations in Italy against French forces
strategicObjective contain French expansion in Italy
defend Austrian possessions in Italy
theaterOfOperations War of the First Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Verona (1805) AustrianForceType Army of Italy (Austrian)
Battle of Mortara opposingForce Austrian army in Italy
linked to: Army of Italy (Austrian)
Murat’s War opponent Austrian army in Italy
linked to: Army of Italy (Austrian)