Siege of Fort Bard

Siege of Fort Bard
Part of the Italian campaigns in the War of the Second Coalition
Piedmontese cannons shooting at the French
Date 14 May – 1 June 1800 Location Fort Bard, Aosta Valley 45°36′30″N 7°44′41″E / 45.60833°N 7.74472°E / 45.60833; 7.74472 Result French victory
Belligerents
France	Austria Kingdom of Sardinia
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte	Josef Stockard Bernkopf[1]
Strength
French advance guard	400 men[2]
Casualties and losses
at least 200 dead unknown wounded	200 dead or wounded 200 captured
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

The siege of Fort Bard (also known as Bard Fort) was a military action that took place during May 1800 during the second Napoleonic Italian campaign and blocked the advance of Napoleon Bonaparte's Armée de Reserve for 12 days in the narrow passage.^[2] Fort Bard was commanded by Captain Josef Stockard von Bernkopf with approximately 300 Austrian troops and 100 Piedmontese soldiers.