Battle of the Gotthard Pass (1799)
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The Battle of the Gotthard Pass (1799) was a key engagement during the War of the Second Coalition in which Russian forces under Alexander Suvorov fought through the Swiss Alps against French troops while attempting to link up with allied armies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Gotthard Pass (1799) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| commandedBySide |
French forces in the region under overall command of André Masséna
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Russian side commanded by Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Russian forces under overall coalition strategy with Austria ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of the Devil’s Bridge (1799)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Muotatal (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
French forces in Switzerland
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Russian forces under Alexander Suvorov ⓘ |
| hasCampaign | Suvorov’s march from Italy into Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | significant casualties on both Russian and French sides ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Alexander Suvorov
NERFINISHED
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André Masséna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDate |
1799
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September 1799 ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | considered one of Suvorov’s most famous Alpine operations ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Gotthard Pass
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Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
to break through French positions in the Swiss Alps
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to link up with allied Russian and Austrian forces in Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | Russian army forced to continue retreat through Swiss mountains ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
French Republic
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
strategic French advantage maintained in Switzerland
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tactical Russian success ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
high mountain passes
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narrow defiles and gorges ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Swiss theater of the War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| hasWeatherConditions | harsh Alpine weather ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Gotthard Pass road
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Reuss River gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Swiss front of the War of the Second Coalition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Suvorov’s forced march across the Alps
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difficult Alpine terrain ⓘ heavy fighting around mountain passes and bridges ⓘ |
| partOf |
Suvorov’s Swiss campaign
NERFINISHED
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War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Suvorov’s Italian campaign of 1799 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Zurich (1799)
NERFINISHED
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Russian–Austrian coalition operations in Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of key Alpine pass between northern and southern Europe
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influence over communications between Italy and central Europe ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
frontal assaults on fortified mountain positions
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mountain warfare ⓘ |
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