Battle of Ceva
| Battle of Ceva | |||||||
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| Part of the Montenotte campaign in the Italian campaign of 1796–1797 | |||||||
Evacuation of the fortress of Ceva by the Sardinian army. Drawing by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, 1802–1806. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Sardinia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Giuseppe Felice, Count Vital | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,908 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 600 | over 150 | ||||||
In the Battle of Ceva on 16 April 1796, troops of the First French Republic under General Pierre Augereau fought against part of the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont led by General Giuseppe Felice, Count Vital. Augereau assaulted the strong defensive position without success. At the direction of the Sardinian army commander, Feldmarschal-Leutnant Michelangelo Colli, Vital withdrew on the 17th in order to avoid being trapped by a second French division.