First Battle of Dego

The Battle of Dego took place in present-day Italy during the War of the First Coalition between French and Austrian armies on 21 September 1794. It resulted in a French victory.[1] The battle was described in Napoleon's correspondence, he having been present.

First Battle of Dego
Part of the French Revolutionary War
Date21 September 1794
Location
Dego, present-day Italy
Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Republic Habsburg Monarchy
 Kingdom of Sardinia
Commanders and leaders
André Masséna Olivier, Count of Wallis
Strength
18,000 c. 8,000
Casualties and losses
80–2,000 200–1,000

Notes
  1. Smith, p. 92.
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References
  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1-85367-276-7.
  • Napoleon. Correspondance de Napoléon Ier publiée par ordre de l'empereur Napoléon III. Paris, 1858–69, no. 37

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