Siege of Genoa (1800)

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The Siege of Genoa (1800) was a major Napoleonic-era military blockade in which Austrian and British forces besieged the French-held city of Genoa, playing a crucial role in the Italian campaign of the War of the Second Coalition.

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Siege of Genoa (1800) canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
belligerent French First Republic ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
Ligurian Republic ⓘ
commander André Masséna ⓘ
Lord Keith ⓘ
Louis-Gabriel Suchet ⓘ
Michael von Melas ⓘ
Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz ⓘ
commandStructure Army of Italy (France) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Italy
conflict War of the Second Coalition ⓘ
datePrecision day ⓘ
effect heavy civilian casualties in Genoa ⓘ
temporary Austrian occupation of Genoa ⓘ
weakened Austrian forces before Battle of Marengo ⓘ
endDate 1800-06-04 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Marengo ⓘ
hasCause Austrian offensive in northern Italy ⓘ
British naval blockade in the Mediterranean ⓘ
War of the Second Coalition ⓘ
locatedIn Genoa ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Ligurian Republic ⓘ
militaryTactic blockade ⓘ
encirclement ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
navalForceInvolved French Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
notableCommanderRole André Masséna commanded French defense of Genoa ⓘ
linked to: André Masséna

Michael von Melas directed Austrian operations in northern Italy ⓘ
notableEvent French sorties against Austrian lines ⓘ
capitulation negotiated by André Masséna ⓘ
severe famine among Genoa civilians ⓘ
opponent French First Republic ⓘ
Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
partOf French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
precededBy Austrian advance into Liguria ⓘ
result Austrian and British victory ⓘ
French evacuation of Genoa ⓘ
strategic French advantage after Battle of Marengo ⓘ
startDate 1800-04-06 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Ligurian coast ⓘ
control of supply routes through the Apennines ⓘ
diversion of Austrian forces from the Po Valley ⓘ
timePeriod French Revolutionary period ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ

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War of the Second Coalition → significantEvent → Siege of Genoa (1800) ⓘ
André Masséna → participantIn → Siege of Genoa (1800) ⓘ
André Masséna → notableBattle → Siege of Genoa (1800) ⓘ
subject linked to: Masséna
André Masséna → notableBattle → Siege of Genoa (1800) ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Rivoli