Battle of Lodi

Battle of Lodi
Part of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797 in the War of the First Coalition

General Napoleon Bonaparte gives his orders, in The Battle of Lodi, by Louis-François, Baron Lejeune
Date10 May 1796
Location
Lodi, present-day Italy
45°19′9″N 9°30′32″E / 45.31917°N 9.50889°E / 45.31917; 9.50889
Result French victory
Belligerents
French Republic Habsburg monarchy
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 15,500 infantry
  • 2,000 cavalry
  • 30 guns
  • 9,500
  • 14 guns
Casualties and losses
350
  • 335 killed or wounded
  • 1,700 captured
  • 16 guns
Location within Northern Italy
Battle of Lodi (Europe)
100km
62miles
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The Battle of Lodi was fought on 10 May 1796 between French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian rear guard led by Karl Philipp Sebottendorf at Lodi, Lombardy. The rear guard was defeated, but the main body of Johann Peter Beaulieu's Austrian Army had time to retreat. It occurred as part of the Italian Campaign of 1796–1797.