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Battle of Lodi

Battle of Lodi
BelligerentsFrench RepublicHabsburg monarchyCommanders and leadersStrength
  • 15,500 infantry
  • 2,000 cavalry
  • 30 guns
  • 9,500
  • 14 guns
Casualties and losses At least 350
  • 335 killed or wounded
  • 1,700 captured
  • 16 guns
Battle of Lodi
Battle of Lodi (Europe)

Battle of Lodi was fought on Tuesday 10 May 1796 between French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian rear guard commanded by Karl Philipp Sebottendorf at Lodi, Lombardy (then part of the Habsburg monarchy, now in Italy), being one of the key engagements of the Italian Campaign.