First Battle of Zürich
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| First Battle of Zürich | |||||||
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| Part of the French Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
 River Limmat Zürich |
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| Combatants | |||||||
| France | Austria | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| André Masséna | Archduke Charles of Austria | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 1,700 | 3,500 | ||||||
| War of the Second Coalition |
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| 1st Stockach –Cassano – 1st Zürich – Montebello – Trebbia – Novi – Bergen – 2nd Zürich – Castricum – Genoa – 2nd Stockach – Marengo – Hochstadt – Hohenlinden – Copenhagen – Algeciras – Alexandria |
The Helvetic Republic in 1798 became a battlefield of the French Revolutionary Wars. In the First Battle of Zürich on 4-7 June, 1799, French general André Masséna was forced to yield the city to the Austrians under Archduke Charles and retreated beyond the Limmat, where he managed to fortify his positions, resulting in a stalemate.
During the summer, Russian troops under general Korsakov replaced the Austrian troops, and in the Second Battle of Zürich, the French regained control of the city, along with the rest of Switzerland.
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