Battle of Fombio

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The Battle of Fombio was a 1796 engagement in Napoleon Bonaparte’s first Italian campaign, where French forces defeated Austrian troops in northern Italy shortly before the more famous Battle of Lodi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith Napoleonic warfare
linked to: Napoleonic Wars
belligerent French Republic
Habsburg Monarchy
campaign Italian campaign of 1796–1797
chronology occurred shortly before the Battle of Lodi
combatant Austrian army
French Army of Italy
linked to: Army of Italy
commandedBy Napoleon Bonaparte
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
country Italy
date 1796-05-07
1796-05-08
era French Revolutionary era
followedBy Battle of Lodi
historicalPeriod late 18th century
involves Austrian cavalry
Austrian infantry
French cavalry
French infantry
location Fombio
Lombardy
northern Italy
linked to: Northern Italy
objective to cut off Austrian forces retreating eastward
opposedByCommander Johann Peter Beaulieu
outcome Austrian forces forced to withdraw
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleon’s first Italian campaign
War of the First Coalition
precededBy Montenotte campaign
primaryCommanderAustrian Johann Peter Beaulieu
primaryCommanderFrench Napoleon Bonaparte
region Po Valley
result French victory
river Adda River
significance contributed to the subsequent French success at the Battle of Lodi
helped open the way to the Adda crossings
theatre Italian theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars
usedTactics flanking movements
rapid maneuver
year 1796

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Battle of Lodi precededBy Battle of Fombio