Second Battle of Saorgio (Q106611027)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Second Battle of Saorgio was fought from 24 to 28 April 1794 between a French First Republic army commanded by Pierre Jadart Dumerbion and the armies of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont and the Habsburg monarchy led by Joseph Nikolaus De Vins. It was part of a successful French offensive designed to capture strategic positions in the Maritime Alps and Ligurian Alps, and on the Mediterranean coast. Tactical control of the battle was exercised by André Masséna for the French and Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi for the Coalition. Saorge is located in France, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Nice. At the time of the battle, the town was named Saorgio and belonged to Piedmont.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La bataille de Saorge se déroula du 24 au 28 avril 1794 entre une armée de la Première République française commandée par Pierre Jadart du Merbion et les armées du royaume de Sardaigne et de la Monarchie de Habsbourg dirigées par Joseph Nikolaus De Vins.

Summary from Italiano / Italian Wikipedia (itwiki)

La Seconda battaglia di Saorgio fu uno scontro verificatosi tra il 24 e il 28 aprile 1794 e che vide contrapporsi l'esercito francese comandato da Andrea Massena e Napoleone Bonaparte e l'esercito austro-piemontese guidato da Michelangelo Colli-Marchini.

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