Michael von Melas
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Michael Friedrich Benedikt Baron von Melas was a Transylvanian-born general of the cavalry for the Austrian Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Michael von Melas
His grave in Bohemia
Siege of Genoa (1800)
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The siege of Genoa saw an Austrian army led by Michael von Melas besiege the port of Genoa, which was occupied by a French garrison under the command of André Massena, from 19 April to 4 June 1800. It
Michael von Melas
…Suvorov, who commanded Second Coalition forces, he commanded Austrian forces in victories at the battles of Cassano, Trebbia, Novi, Genola, and the Siege of Genoa, and came near to another victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Marengo before making the mistake of handing over command to a subordinate for what…
Bombardment of the city of Genoa by the English on the night of 20 May 1800 Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti c. 1806
Peter Karl Ott
André Massena