Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
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Dagobert Sigmund, Count von 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 seve
Klenau approached the town of Brescia at night, surprising the garrison, and taking as his prisoners three officials of the French Directory.
Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
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The siege of Mantua lasted from 4 June 1796 to 2 February 1797 with a short break where French forces under the overall command of Napoleon Bonaparte besieged and blockaded a large Austrian garrison a
Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
…of well-fought battles with the French army, under the command of the up-and-coming general Napoleon Bonaparte, Wurmser was trapped with his army in Mantua; after a negotiated capitulation, Wurmser left the city with his honors and 700 men, and marched back to Vienna. His defeat at Mantua did not diminish…
Surrender of Mantua, February 2, 1797: General Wurmser surrenders to General Sérurier Hippolyte Lecomte, 1812
Battle of Castiglione, 5 August 1796
Battle of Bassano, 8 September 1796
La Favorita Palace was the scene of several actions