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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Battle of Fombio canonical 1

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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 ⓘ