Capture of Bergamo

Capture of Bergamo
Part of the Italian and Swiss expedition of 1799

Campaign around Brescia 1799, map in Sytyn military encyclopedia
Bergamo is on the top left
Date24 April [O.S. 13 April] 1799
Location
Bergamo (incl. Visconti Citadel), Northern Italy
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  French First Republic
Commanders and leaders
Pyotr Bagration
Pyotr Grekov
Adrian Denisov		 Barthélemy Schérer
Units involved

Bagration's Advance Guard

  • Grekov Don Cossack regiment
  • Part of Denisov Don Cossack regiment
 Bergamo Garrison
Casualties and losses
Unknown Up to 130 men captured;
1 standard captured;
19 cannons captured

The capture of Bergamo took place 24 April 1799 during Suvorov's Italian campaign as part of War of the Second Coalition, when 2 Don Cossack regiments of Prince Bagration's vanguard under the command of Colonel Grekov and Ataman Denisov quickly and unexpectedly attacked the town of Bergamo occupied by the French garrison and seized Citadel of Bergamo. The attack proved successful for the Russians. The French army was led by Barthélemy Schérer.

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