First Battle of Dego

Part of the French Revolutionary War

Date	21 September 1794
Location	Dego, present-day Italy
Result	French victory

Belligerents

First French Republic

Habsburg Austria

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

War of the First Coalition

French Revolutionary Wars – Italian Campaigns

1st Saorgio Epierre 2nd Saorgio 1st Dego Loano Voltri Montenotte Millesimo 2nd Dego Ceva Mondovì Fombio Lodi Borghetto Lonato Castiglione Rovereto 1st Bassano 2nd Bassano Calliano Caldiero Arcole Rivoli 1st Mantua Faenza Valvasone Tarvis Veronese Easter Verona Magnano Cassano Bassignana Modena Trebbia 2nd Mantua Novi Genola Genoa Montebello Marengo Pozzolo

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, having been present.

Notes

↑ Smith, p. 92.

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

External links

The text of Napoleon's letter describing the battle.

Coordinates: 44°27′00″N 8°19′00″E / 44.4500°N 8.3167°E / 44.4500; 8.3167

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