The Second Battle of Dego was fought on 14 and 15 April 1796 during the French Revolutionary Wars between French forces and Austro-Sardinian forces. The battle was fought near Dego, a hamlet in northwestern Italy, and ended in a French victory.
The second battle of Dego
Image: Montenotte Campaign 14 April 1796
Baron Josef Philipp Vukassovich was a Croatian soldier who joined the army of Habsburg monarchy and fought against both Ottoman Empire and the First French Republic. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded a brigade in the 1796–1797 Italian campaign against Napoleon Bonaparte. He led a division during the Napoleonic Wars and received a fatal wound in action.
Vukassovich led the rear guard at the Battle of Lodi.
Battle of Wagram by Emil Adam. Vukassovich was fatally wounded in the Wagram bloodbath.
Image: Miljokaz Karlovac Jozefinska cesta