Battle of Lonato

August 3, 1796 - August 4, 1796

As the Austrians marched to relieve the siege of Mantua, they split into different columns on their route. Badly outnumbered, French General Bonaparte seized the opportunity to defeat each Austrian column in turn. At Lonato the French met the column commanded by Baron Quosdanovich and defeated them, blocking their attempt to link up with the other Austrian forces.

Bibliography

Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1979.
Smith, Digby. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books: 1998.

Updated March 2017