Battle of Verona (1805)
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The Battle of Verona (1805) was a Napoleonic-era engagement in northern Italy in which French forces under André Masséna clashed with Austrian troops during the broader campaigns against the Third Coalition.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Verona (1805) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
André Masséna
ⓘ
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen ⓘ |
| AustrianCommander | Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen ⓘ |
| AustrianCommanderRole |
Austrian Army in Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Archduke Charles commanded the main Austrian army in Italy
|
| AustrianForceType | Army of Italy (Austrian) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austria
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
push Austrian forces back from Verona
ⓘ
secure a bridgehead over the Adige River ⓘ |
| combatantsSide1 |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
|
| combatantsSide2 |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
|
| commander | André Masséna ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
First French Empire ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
|
| date | 1805-10-18 ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Caldiero (1805) ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | André Masséna ⓘ |
| FrenchForceType | Army of Italy ⓘ |
| front | Italian front of the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Veneto ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
Verona ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| notableCommanderRole |
André Masséna
ⓘ
surface form:
André Masséna commanded the French Army of Italy
|
| operation | French crossing of the Adige at Verona ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Austrian Army in Italy
ⓘ
Army of Italy ⓘ
surface form:
French Army of Italy
|
| outcome | French tactical success ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Masséna’s 1805 Italian campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Caldiero (1805) campaign opening maneuvers ⓘ |
| primaryWeapons | muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Caldiero (1805)
ⓘ
War of the Third Coalition ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Third Coalition Italian campaign
|
| result | French victory ⓘ |
| river |
Adige
ⓘ
surface form:
Adige River
|
| significance |
contributed to tying down Austrian forces away from the main German theater
ⓘ
secured a French foothold across the Adige River ⓘ |
| strategicContext | French operations in Italy during the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| tactics |
river crossing under fire
ⓘ
use of bridgeheads on the Adige River ⓘ |
| theater | Italian theatre of the War of the Third Coalition ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | river crossing operation ⓘ |
| year | 1805 ⓘ |
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