Sacile

Undeterred by the loss at Pordenone and still believing his French enjoyed a numerical superiority, Eugene attacked the Austrian army east of Sacile. Covered by artillery, the French moved forward around 9:00 AM and started to push the Austrians back …

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Undeterred by the loss at Pordenone and still believing his French enjoyed a numerical superiority, Eugene attacked the Austrian army east of Sacile. Covered by artillery, the French moved forward around 9:00 AM and started to push the Austrians back in the center. Although the terrain was somewhat unsuitable for cavalry, Frimont still attacked with his cavalry and Severoli was wounded in the action, which brought the French advance in the center to a halt. Barbou joined the attack in the center and Eugene ordered Grenier to advance against Fontanafredda to turn the Austrian flank. The Austrians counter attacked all along the line and although the French infantry withstood two separate attacks, Eugene failed to commit the cavalry and finally ordered the army to withdraw around 5:00 PM. Scholars say that Sacile may have been Archduke John’s greatest victory, but his decision not to rigorously pursue was “one of his greatest blunders.”>

Sacile, Italy

The Battle of Sacile on 16 April 1809 and its companion Clash at Pordenone on 15 April saw an Austrian army commanded by Archduke John of Austria defeat a Franco-Italian army led by Eugène de Beauharnais and force it to retreat. Sacile proved to be the most notable victory of John's career. The action took place east of the Livenza River near Sacile in modern-day Italy during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars.

Wikipedia: Battle of Sacile

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