The battle of Sassello was a minor skirmish during the

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, fought on 10 April 1800 between a 2,000-men French force under General

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and a largely superior

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corps under the command of Prince Prince Hohenzollern. The battle took place 30 kilometers northwest of

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, which was at the time under French control but under

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by the Austrians. The skirmish at Sassello ended in favor of the Austrians, with either side losing about 1,000 men but with the Austrians being able to pursue their encirclement of Genoa.Pigeard, p. 774

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Bibliography

* Pigeard, Alain - ''Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoléon'', Tallandier, Bibliothèque Napoléonienne, 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Sassello, battle of Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars Battles in Liguria History of Genoa Conflicts in 1800 1800 in Italy 1800 in the Habsburg monarchy 1800 in France