Battle of Novi
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The Battle of Novi was a major 1799 engagement in the French Revolutionary Wars in which Austro-Russian forces decisively defeated the French army in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Novi canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
French First Republic
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | 1799 Italian campaign ⓘ |
| CoalitionCasualties | significant ⓘ |
| CoalitionCommander |
Alexander Suvorov
ⓘ
Michael von Melas ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Suvorov
ⓘ
André Masséna ⓘ Barthélemy Catherine Joubert ⓘ Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ Michael von Melas ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 15 August 1799 ⓘ |
| era |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary era
|
| followedBy | subsequent Coalition advances in Italy ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | high ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert ⓘ Jean Victor Marie Moreau ⓘ |
| front | Italian front of the War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| JoubertStatus | killed in action ⓘ |
| location |
Novi Ligure
ⓘ
Piedmont ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| notableFor |
death of French general Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
ⓘ
one of Alexander Suvorov’s major victories ⓘ |
| opposingForceType | Austro-Russian coalition army vs French Republican army ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive defeat of the French army ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Trebia
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Trebbia
|
| result | Austro-Russian victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
halted French offensive in northern Italy
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strengthened Second Coalition position in Italy ⓘ |
| theatre |
Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte
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surface form:
Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars
|
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
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