Battle of Piave River (1809)
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The Battle of Piave River was fought on 8 May 1809 between the Franco-Italian army under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais and an Austrian army led by Archduke John of Austria. The Austrian command
The French army crossing the Piave in 1809.
Archduke John
Eugène de Beauharnais
Susegana from the hills
War of the Fifth Coalition
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The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in Central Europe between the Austrian Empire o
Battle of Piave River (1809)
…Piave River but he suffered a defeat at the hands of his numerically superior foes. The combat took place near Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy during the War of the Fifth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars. The initial Austrian invasion of Venetia succeeded in driving the Franco-Italian defenders back to Verona. At the beginning…
War of the 5th coalition
Strategic situation in Europe in February 1809
The Archduke Charles with his staff at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, 21–22 May 1809
The general situation from 17 to 19 April involved the Austrians moving towards the strategic city of Regensburg in hopes of attacking the isolated French III Corps.