Battle of Castiglione

Arc de Triomphe: CASTIGLIONE

August 5, 1796

As the Austrians marched to relieve the siege of Mantua, they split into different columns on their route. French General Bonaparte seized the opportunity to defeat each Austrian column in turn. After having defeated Quasdanovitch's column at Lonato , the French hurried to Castiglione to stop Wurmser's column. Though the battle did not go as planned, the Austrians were defeated and pushed back.

Bibliography

Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1979.
Smith, Digby. The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books: 1998.

Updated March 2017