Bassano 1796 Campaign Order of Battle
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Bassano 1796 Campaign Order of Battle
In the Battle of Bassano
on 8 September 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte and his French Army of Italy
routed an Austrian army led by Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
. Afterward, Wurmser gathered the intact parts of his army and marched for Mantua
. On 15 September, the French defeated the Austrians and drove them into the fortress. This raised the numbers of the underfed and malaria
-ridden garrison to nearly 30,000 men. These actions and the Battle of Rovereto
occurred during the second attempted relief of the Siege of Mantua
.
(43,000 available)
In the Battle of Bassano
Battle of Bassano
The Battle of Bassano was fought on 8 September 1796, during the French Revolutionary Wars, in the territory of the Republic of Venice, between a French army under Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces led by Count Dagobert von Wurmser. The battle ended in a French victory...
on 8 September 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte and his French Army of Italy
Army of Italy (France)
The Army of Italy was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. Though it existed in some form in the 16th century through to the present, it is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic...
routed an Austrian army led by Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
Dagobert Sigismund, Count Wurmser was an Austrian field marshal during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although he fought in the Seven Years War, the War of the Bavarian Succession, and mounted several successful campaigns in the Rhineland in the initial years of the French Revolutionary Wars, he...
. Afterward, Wurmser gathered the intact parts of his army and marched for Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
. On 15 September, the French defeated the Austrians and drove them into the fortress. This raised the numbers of the underfed and malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
-ridden garrison to nearly 30,000 men. These actions and the Battle of Rovereto
Battle of Rovereto
In the Battle of Rovereto on 4 September 1796 a French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated an Austrian corps led by Paul Davidovich during the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars...
occurred during the second attempted relief of the Siege of Mantua
Siege of Mantua (1796-1797)
In the Siege of Mantua, which lasted from 4 July 1796 to 2 February 1797 with a short break, French forces under the overall command of Napoleon Bonaparte besieged and blockaded a large Austrian garrison for many months until it surrendered...
.
French Army
- Army of Italy: Napoleon Bonaparte (46,500)
- Division: General of Division André MassénaAndré MassénaAndré Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
(13,000) - Division: General of Division Pierre Augereau (9,000)
- Division: General of Division Claude-Henri Belgrand de VauboisClaude-Henri Belgrand de VauboisClaude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. On 20 August 1808 he was created Comte de Belgrand de Vaubois...
(11,000) - Division: General of Division Jean-Joseph-François de Sahuguet (10,000)
- Reserve: General of Division Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine (3,500)
- Division: General of Division André Masséna
Austrian Army
Feldmarschall Dagobert Sigmund von WurmserDagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
Dagobert Sigismund, Count Wurmser was an Austrian field marshal during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although he fought in the Seven Years War, the War of the Bavarian Succession, and mounted several successful campaigns in the Rhineland in the initial years of the French Revolutionary Wars, he...
(43,000 available)
- Main Army: Wurmser (19,348)
- Division: Feldmarschallleutnant Peter QuasdanovichPeter QuasdanovichPeter Vitus Freiherr von Quosdanovich was a general of the Austrian Empire. Feldmarschall-Lieutenant and Commander of the Order of Maria Theresa...
(4,589)- 3,742 in 6 battalions, 847 in 6 squadrons
- Division: Feldmarschallleutnant Karl Philipp SebottendorfKarl Philipp SebottendorfKarl Philipp Sebottendorf van der Rose enrolled in the Austrian army at the age of 18, became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, and commanded a division against Napoleon Bonaparte in several notable battles during the Italian campaign of 1796.-Early career:Sebottendorf was...
(4,086)- 3,787 in 6 battalions and 5 companies, 299 in 2 squadrons
- Division: Feldmarschallleutnant Johann Mészáros von SzoboszlóJohann Meszaros von SzoboszloJohann Mészáros von Szoboszló joined the Austrian army in 1756 and fought the Prussians, Ottoman Turks, and French during a long military career. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he fought in several campaigns. He commanded a division in the 1796-1797 Italian campaign against the army of...
(10,673)- 7,365 in 10 battalions and 3 companies, 3,308 in 23 squadrons
- Brigade: General-major Anton Schübirz von ChobininAnton Schübirz von ChobininAnton Schübirz or Anton Schubirz von Chobinin fought for Habsburg Austria against Ottoman Turkey and the First French Republic. He participated in several noteworthy actions during the French Revolutionary Wars...
- 2 battalions, 2 squadrons (at PontebbaPontebbaPontebba is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is located about 100 km northwest of Trieste and about 50 km north of Udine, on the border with Austria...
)
- 2 battalions, 2 squadrons (at Pontebba
- Division: Feldmarschallleutnant Peter Quasdanovich
- Corps: Feldmarschallleutnant Paul DavidovichPaul DavidovichBaron Paul Davidovich or Pavle Davidović became a general of the Austrian Empire and a Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He played a major role in the 1796 Italian campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars, leading corps-sized commands in the fighting against the French army led...
(13,695, not including Loudon and Graffen)- Brigade: General-major Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen (5,229)
- 5,011 in 7 battalions, 218 in 2 squadrons (at TrentoTrentoTrento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
)
- 5,011 in 7 battalions, 218 in 2 squadrons (at Trento
- Brigades: General-major Johann Rudolf Sporck and General-major Josef Philipp VukassovichJosef Philipp VukassovichJosef Philipp von Vukassovich , also Josef Wukassovitch, was a Croatian soldier who joined the army of Habsburg Monarchy and fought against both Ottoman Empire and the First French Republic. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded a brigade in the 1796–1797 Italian campaign against...
(8,466)- 7,840 in 12-1/2 battalions, 626 in 4 squadrons (at RoveredoRoveredoRoveredo is a municipality in the district of Moësa in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Geography:Roveredo has an area, , of . Of this area, 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 75% is forested...
)
- 7,840 in 12-1/2 battalions, 626 in 4 squadrons (at Roveredo
- Brigade: General-major Johann Loudon (2,409)
- 1,841 in 2 battalions, 568 in 4 squadrons (in ValtellinaValtellinaValtellina or the Valtelline valley ; is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Today it is known for its skiing, its hot spring spas, its cheeses and its wines...
)
- 1,841 in 2 battalions, 568 in 4 squadrons (in Valtellina
- Brigade: General-major Johann Graffen (3,451)
- 3,451 in 4-2/3 battalions (in Voralberg)
- Brigade: General-major Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen (5,229)
- Mantua Garrison: Feldmarschallleutnant Joseph Canto de Irles (17,259, fit for duty: 10,271)
- Brigade: General-major Ferdinand Minckwitz
- 6 battalions
- Brigade: General-major Leberecht Spiegel
- 4 battalions
- Brigade: OberstOberstOberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti...
(Colonel) Sola- 3 battalions
- Brigade: Oberst Joseph Sturioni
- 4 battalions, 4 squadrons
- Brigade: Oberst Philipp Brentano
- 6 battalions
- Brigade: General-major Ferdinand Minckwitz
External references
Austrian general names by Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold KudrnaSee also
- Siege of Mantua (1796-1797)Siege of Mantua (1796-1797)In the Siege of Mantua, which lasted from 4 July 1796 to 2 February 1797 with a short break, French forces under the overall command of Napoleon Bonaparte besieged and blockaded a large Austrian garrison for many months until it surrendered...
- Battle of BassanoBattle of BassanoThe Battle of Bassano was fought on 8 September 1796, during the French Revolutionary Wars, in the territory of the Republic of Venice, between a French army under Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces led by Count Dagobert von Wurmser. The battle ended in a French victory...
- Battle of RoveretoBattle of RoveretoIn the Battle of Rovereto on 4 September 1796 a French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated an Austrian corps led by Paul Davidovich during the War of the First Coalition, part of the French Revolutionary Wars...