Battle of Caldiero

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Battle of Caldiero
Part of the War of the Third Coalition
Date 30 October 1805 Location Caldiero (Verona), Italy Result French victory
Combatants
First French Empire	Austrian Empire
Commanders
André Masséna	Archduke Charles of Austria
Strength
37,000	50,000
Casualties
about 4,000 killed or wounded	about 3,000 killed or wounded, 8,000 captured

War of the Third Coalition
Cape Finisterre – Wertingen – Haslach-Jungingen – Elchingen – Ulm – Trafalgar – Caldiero – Amstetten – Cape Ortegal – Dürenstein – Schöngrabern – Austerlitz

The Battle of Caldiero took place on October 30, 1805. Marshal André Masséna with 37,000 Frenchmen, encountered the Austrian 50,000 strong army, under the Archduke Charles of Austria, who were posted in the village and on the heights of Caldiero. Masséna attacked and carried the heights, but the village held out until nightfall. During the night the Archduke removed his baggage and artillery, leaving a corps of 5,000 men, under General Hillinger, to protect his retreat. This force was captured the following day. The Austrians lost 3,000 killed and wounded, and, including Hillinger's corps, 8,000 prisoners; the French about 4,000 killed and wounded.