Battle of Cassano (1799)
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The Battle of Cassano was fought in 1799 from 27 to 28 April near Cassano d'Adda, which about 28 km ENE of Milan. The clash is part of the battle of the Adda River or the so-called forcing of the Adda
Feldmarshal Suvorov at the battle of the Adda River on April 27, 1799 (engraving by Luigi Schiavonetti)
Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov
Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration
Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
Alexander Suvorov
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Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire.
Battle of Cassano (1799)
…Adda) or the so-called forcing of the Adda, which on the first day of 26 April (O.S.: 15 April) resulted in a minor victory for the Russians under the Count Suvorov over Barthélemy Schérer's French forces at Lecco. Then, on the second day, Suvorov's Austrians and Cossacks prevailed over Jean Moreau's army, who…
Portrait by Joseph Kreutzinger, 1799
Surrender of the Wawel Royal Castle. French officers pass their swords to Alexander V. Suvorov; author I. D. Schubert
Suvorov near Praga; by Daniel Chodowiecki
Massacre of Praga, uncontrolled by Suvorov. It is considered a personal revenge of the enraged Russian soldiers for Warsaw Uprising events. Aleksander Orłowski