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Description
Battle of Novi (1799)
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1799-08-15
Scenario#
AN15
Location
Piedmont, Italy
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Novi (15 August 1799) saw a combined army of the Habsburg monarchy and Imperial Russians under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov attack a Republican French army under General Barthélemy Catherine Joubert. After a prolonged and bloody struggle, the Austro-Russians broke through the French defenses and drove their enemies into a disorderly retreat. Joubert was killed while French division commanders Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon and Emmanuel Grouchy were captured. Novi Ligure is in the province of Piedmont in Italy a distance of 58 kilometres (36 mi) north of Genoa. The battle occurred during the War of the Second Coalition which was part of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Novi (1799)
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Combatants
French Republic
Russian Empire, Habsburg Monarchy
Additional Information
War of the Second Coalition
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