Second Battle of Bassano

Second Battle of Bassano
Part of French Revolutionary Wars
Date 6 November 1796 Location Bassano del Grappa, in present-day Italy 45°46′N 11°44′E / 45.767°N 11.733°E / 45.767; 11.733 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Habsburg monarchy
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte	József Alvinczi
Strength
19,500 infantry	28,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
3,000 dead and wounded	2,800–5,600 dead and wounded[1] 2 guns
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War of the First Coalition:
Italian Campaign

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The Second Battle of Bassano on 6 November 1796, saw a Habsburg army commanded by József Alvinczi fight Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy. The Austrians repulsed persistent French attacks in a struggle in which both sides suffered heavy losses. The engagement, which happened two months after the more famous Battle of Bassano, marked the first tactical defeat of Bonaparte's career and occurred near Bassano del Grappa in Northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The action was part of the third relief of the siege of Mantua during the War of the First Coalition.