War of the 1st Coalition (with Napoleon's 1st Italian Campaign) 20 april 1792 — 17 october 1797 Comments The War of the 1st Coalition starts with the French Declaration of War to Austria and Prussia on 20th of april 1792 and ends with the Peace of Campo formio on 17th of october 1797. The armistice of Cherasco on 27th of april 1796 brings the end of Piedmont's participation in the war (1st Italian Campaign). The 1st Coalition War has the following campaigns Campaign in Italy of 1796 & 1797 (Napoleon's 1st Italian Campaign): 26th of march 1796 until 17th of october 1797 (Peace of Campo formio). Campaign in Holland. 1792/09/20 Battle of Valmy French victory France Prussia/Austria Dumouriez/Kellermann Brunswick Troops: 59000 (11), 50000 (12) 35000 (11&12) Losses: Total 300 (11), <200 (12) Total 184 (11), 300 (12) Comments Retreat of the Prussian troops. The Revolution Army occupies the left bank of the river Rhine. 1792/11/06 Battle of Jemappes French victory France Austria Dumouriez Albrecht Troops: 40000 (11&12) 13000 (11), 14000 (12) Losses: Total 4000 (11) Total 1241 (11) Comments Occupation of the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium). 1793/02/23 Combat of La Maddalena Sardinian victory France Sardinia Napoleon/Quenzas 1793/03/02 Battle of Hongen ? victory France Austria Losses: Total 2000 (11) Total 40 (11) 1793/03/18 Battle of Neerwinden Austrian victory France Austria Dumouriez von Saxen-Coburg Troops: 41000 (11), 45000 (12) 39000 (11&12) Losses: Total: >4000 (11), 4000 (12) Total: <3000 (11) 1793/03/03 - 1793/03/05 Battle of Swalmen Prussian/Austrian victory France Prussia/Austria Lamarlière/Champmorin Brunswick/vonWentheim 1793/05/21 - 1793/05/23 Battle of Valenciennes Allied(Austrian) victory France Allies(Austria) Custine VonSaxen-Coburg 1793/05/24 - 1793/08/01 Siege of Valenciennes Austrian/British/Hanoverian victory France Allies(Austria/Britain/Hanover) Custine Von Saxen-Coburg Troups: 9500 (12) 30000 (12) Losses: Total 4500 (12) Total 1750 (12) Comments The French were the besieged Some sources claim the end of the siege to be on the 1793/07/28. 1793/06/07 - 1793/06/09 Battle of Arlon French victory France Austria Troops: 12000 (11) 7000 (11) Losses: Total 1000 (11) Total 550 (11) 1793/08/27 - 1793/12/19 Siege of Toulon Republican France victory Republican France Royalists/Britain/Spain/Naples/Piedmont Carteaux/Doppet/Dugommier Hood/O'Hara Comments Toulon and the French Mediterranean fleet surrenders to the British fleet under Admiral Hood on 1793/08/24. On 1793/12/19 Toulon falls to the Revolutionary French. In the confusion the french fleet suffers very heavy losses. On 1793/12/14 Napoleons well known assaults on two of the harbour protecting forts succeeded. Some sources claim the start of the siege to be on the 1793/09/07. Some 10'000 Royalists were evacuated from Toulon when the Allies abandoned the City. 1793/08/29 Battle of Bolcaire ? victory France Spain Losses: Total 150 (11) Total 360 (11) 1793/09/06 - 1793/09/08 Battle of Hondschoote French victory France Britain/Hanover/Hessia Houchard Duke of York Troops: 24000 (11) 16000 (11) Losses: Total <2500 (11) Total 2500 (11) Comments This has to be seen in connection with the siege of Dunkirk of the period. With this battle Houchard relieved the besieged French. At Hondschoote there were especially the Hanoverian troops of York's army (35'000 strong) present. Houchard had a total of 50'000 (Army of the North) to his disposal during these days on campaign. 1793/09/13 Battle of Menin French victory France Holland Houchard Prince of Orange Troups: 40000 (12) 20000 (12) Comments Shortly afterwards Houchards troops failed to defeat the Austrians further east of Menin and he was removed from command and executed. 1793/09/14 Battle of Pirmasens Prussian victory France Prussia Duke of Brunsick Troops: 12000 (11&12) 12000 (11) Losses: Total 3000 (11), 4000 (12) Total 168 (11) 1793/10/15 - 1793/10/17 Battle of Wattignies French victory France Austria Jourdan von Saxen-Coburg Troups: 45000 (11&12) 22000 (11) Losses: Total "heavy" (12) Total 2500 (11) Comments This french victory relieved also the by the Austrians besieged Maubeuge. 1793/10/29 Battle of Marchiennes ? victory France Austria Losses: Total 2000 (11) Total 100 (11) 1793/11/28 - 1793/11/30 Battle of Kaiserslautern undecided France Prussia Hoche Brunswick Troops: 35000 (11), 30000 (12) 23000 (11) Losses: Total 3000 (11&12) Total 800 (11), 1300 (12) Comments Some sources claim this to be a Prussian victory. 1793/12/07 Battle of Montesquiou ? victory France Spain Losses: Total 1238 (11) Total 48 (11) 1793/12/22 Battle of Fröschwiller French victory France Prussia Hoche Brunswick 1793/12/26 Battle of Geisberg French victory France Austria Hoche Würmser 1794/04/24 Engagement of Villers-en-Cauchies Allied victory France Allies(Austria/Britain) Chappuis Ott Losses: Total 1200 (12) 1794/04/26 Battle of Beaumont-en Cabresis Allied victory France Allies(Austria/Britain) Pichegru Troops: 22000 (11) 10000 (11) Losses: Total 7000 (11), 3200 (12) Total 1500 (11), 500 (12) 1794/04/30 Battle of Maureillas ? victory France Spain Losses: KIA 10 (11) Total 3000 (11) 1794/05/17 - 1794/05/18 Battle of Tourcoing French victory France Allies(Austria/Britain/Hanover) Souham von Saxen-Coburg/Duke of York Troups: 62000 (11), 60000 (12) 62000 (11), 73000 (12) 1794/05/22 Battle of Tournai Allied victory France Allies Pichegru Troops: 62000 (12) Losses: Total 6000 (12) Total 4000 (12) 1794/06/16 Engagement at Charleroi (or vicinity?) Allied(Austrian) victory France Austria(Allies) Jourdan Troups: 75000 (12) 1794/06/19 - 1794/06/25 Siege of Charleroi French victory France Austria Hatry Reinach Comments The Austrians were the besieged 1794/06/26 Battle of Fleurus French victory France Allies(Austria/Holland) Jourdan Von Saxen-Coburg Troups: 70000 (11) 52000 (11) Losses: Total 2286 (aprox.) (11), 7000 (12) Total 2286 (exact) (11), 10000 (12) Comments The losses indicated in (12, page 67) have probably to be seen in connection with the whole action around Charleroi during this day (not only at Fleurus). 1794/07/12 - 1794/07/18 Battle of Bilbao French victory France Spain Moncey/Dessein Crespo Comments May be the same action as the battle of Irurzon 1794/11/17 - 1794/11/20 Battle of Montagne Noir French victory France Spain Dugommier/ Perignon La Union Comments Dugommier was killed on the 17th La Union was killed on the 20th. 1795/09/21 1st Battle of Dego French victory France Austria Napoleon 1795/10/29 Battle of Mainz Austrian Victory France Austria Schaal Clerfayt 1795/11/23 - 1795/11/24 Battle of Loano French victory France Austria/Sardinia Scherer Devins Losses: Total 1700 (11) Total 5500 (11) 1796/04/10 Action of Voltri Austrian victory France Austria Cervoni Beaulieu 1796/04/12 Battle of Montenotte French victory France Austria Napoleon Argenteau Troops: 40000 (11), 9000 (12) 55000 (11), 6000 (12) Losses: Total 2500 (12) 1796/04/14 Battle of Millesimo French victory France Austria/Piedmont/Sardinia Menard (Augereau (Napoleon)) Beaulieu 1796/04/14 - 1796/04/15 2nd Battle of Dego French victory France Austria/Sardinia/Piedmont Massena/Laharpe(Napoleon) Wukassovitch/Beaulieu 1796/04/16 - 1796/04/17 Battle of Ceva French victory France Austria/Piedmont Augerau(Napoleon) Colli Troops: 2nd day 24000 (12) 6500 (3), 13000 (12) Losses: Total 600 (3) Comments The first day saw a victory of the Austrians/Piedmontese La Union was killed on the 20th. 1796/04/21 Battle of Mondovi French victory France Piedmont/Sardinia Serurier (Napoleon) Colli Troups: 25000 (12) 13000 (12) 1796/05/08 Combat of Fombio French victory France Austria Laharpe/Dallemagne Liptay 1796/05/10 Battle of Lodi French victory France Austria Napoleon Sebottendorf (Beaulieu) Troups: 30000 (11) 10000 (11), 8500 (12) Losses: Total 1000 (12) Prisoners 2000 (12) Comments According to "Warfare and Armed Conflicts" by Michael Clodfelter it was in this action where Napoleon earned his nickname "Le Petit Caporal." And according to several sources, Napoleon later said that it was Lodi that made him certain he could be a man of high destiny. 1796/05/30 Battle of Borghetto French victory France Austria Napoleon Beaulieu Troups: 19000 (12) Losses: "Little" (12) 1796/06/04 - 1797/02/02 Siege of Mantua French victory France Austria Masséna/Kilmaine/d'Allemagne/Dumas d'Iries/Würmser Troups: Beginning 13000 (12) End 16000 (12) Comments From 1796/09/13 on Würmser were in comand of the besieged Austrians Full name of Austrian Commander: Campo d'Iries The Austrians were the besieged The Austrians under Würmser managed to bring approximately an additional 14000 troops into the city during the siege. 1796/06/15 - 1796/06/16 Battle of Wetzlar (Wetzlau) Austrian victory France Austria Jourdan Archduke Charles 1796/07/09 Battle of Malsch undecided France Austria Moreau Archduke Charles Comments Some sources claim this battle as a french victory (probably because as a result of the battle Archduke Charles was afterwards pressured back over the Danube). 1796/08/05 - 1796/08/06 Battle of Lonato French victory France Austria Napoleon Würmser Comments Some sources show the following commanders: F: Herbin/Despinois(Napoleon); A: Knorr. 1796/08/05 Battle of Castiglione French victory France Austria Napoleon Würmser Troops: 27500 - 30000 (1), 28000 (11) 25000 (1&11) Losses: Total 1500 (1), 1500 (12) Total 3000 (1) KIA&WIA 2000 (12) Prisoners 1000 (12) 1796/08/11 Battle of Neresheim French victory France Austria Moreau Latour(Archduke Charles) Troups: 50000 (11), 65000 (12) 48000 (11), 56000 (12) Losses: Total 3000 (12) Total 3000 (12) Comments Some sources claim this to be an undecided battle. 1796/08/24 Battle of Amberg Austrian victory France Austria Jourdan Archduke Charles/Wartensleben Troups: 45000 (11&12) 48000 (11), 61000 (12) Losses: Total 2000 (12) Total 2000 (12) 1796/08/24 Battle of Friedberg French victory France Austria Moreau Lataour 1796/09/03 Battle of Würzburg Austrian victory France Austria Jourdan Archduke Charles Troups: 30000 (11) 44000 (11), 60000 (12) Losses: Total 5800 (11) Total 1469 (11) Comments Another action between Jourdan and Archduke Charles at Würzbur took place on the 1796/09/16: Also Austrian victory. 1796/09/04 Battle of Roveredo French victory France Austria Masséna Davidovich Troops: 10000 (12) 14000 (12) Losses: Prisoners 6000 (12) 1796/09/05 Battle of Caliano French victory France Austria Vaubois Davidovich 1796/09/08 Battle of Bassano French victory France Austria Napoleon Würmser Troops: 22000 (12) Losses: Prisoners 4000 (12) 1796/10/02 Battle of Biberach French victory France Austria Moreau Archduke Charles Losses: Total 5000 (12) 1796/11/12 Battle of Caldiero Austrian victory France Austria Napoleon Alvintzy Troups: 30000 (11) 37000 (11), 28000 (12) Comments First defeat of Napoleon where he personally has the lead. 1796/11/15 - 1796/11/17 Battle of Arcole French victory France Austria Napoleon Alvintzy Troops: 1st day 15000 (1) 2nd day 17000 (1) 3rd day 20000 (1) 20000 (11) 1st day 3000-9000 (1) 2nd day 12000 (1) 3rd day 17000 (1) 17000 (11) Losses: Total 4600 (3), 4500 (1&12) Total >6000 (3), 7000 (1), 7000 (12) 1797/01/14 - 1797/01/15 Battle of Rivoli French victory France Austria Napoleon Alvintzy Troops: 1st day 10000-20500 (1) 2nd day 14000 (1) 21000 (11) 1st day 12000-28000 (1) 2nd day 20000 (1) 28000 (11) Losses: Total 5000 (1) Total 14000 (1) 1797/01/16 Battle of La Favorita French victory France Austria Augerau/Masséna Provera 1797/03/23 Battle of Malborghetto French victory France Austria Masséna Archduke Charles 1797/04/18 Battle of Neuweid (Lahn) French victory France Austria Hoche Werneck Losses: Total 5000 (12) Contact Martin Liechty for any information about these pages. 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