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[td]The '''Battle of Caldiero''' took place on 30 October 1805, pitting the French ''[[Army of Italy (France)|ArmΓ©e d'Italie]]'' under Marshal [[AndrΓ© MassΓ©na]] against an [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] army under the command of [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen]]. The French engaged only some of their forces, around 33,000 men, but Archduke Charles engaged the bulk of his army, 49,000 men, leaving out [[Paul Davidovich]]'s corps to defend the lower [[Adige]] and [[Franz Seraph of Orsini-Rosenberg]]'s corps to cover the Austrian right against any flanking maneuvers. The fighting took place at [[Caldiero]], 15 kilometres east of [[Verona]],<ref name=Pigeard170/> during the [[War of the Third Coalition]], part of the [[Napoleonic Wars]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]By 1805, the [[French Imperial Army (1804β1815)|French Army]] was well trained and equipped, which compensated for its numerical inferiority at Caldiero.{{sfn|Chandler|1966|pp=332β333}} In the battle, both MassΓ©na and Charles gradually introduced units into the fight as combat around Caldiero escalated. The result of the battle was that the French managed to hold the contested village of Caldiero, β the cental position, β by nightfall, which changed hands several times in fierce combats; in other areas of this battle the French did not achieve favourable results and were checked, but Charles decided to disengage at night.<ref name=Pigeard171172/>[/td]
[td]By 1805, the [[French Imperial Army (1804β1815)|French Army]] was well trained and equipped, which compensated for its numerical inferiority at Caldiero.{{sfn|Chandler|1966|pp=332β333}} In the battle, both MassΓ©na and Charles gradually introduced units into the fight as combat around Caldiero escalated. The result of the battle was that the French managed to hold the contested village of Caldiero, β the central position, β by nightfall, which changed hands several times in fierce combats; in other areas of this battle the French did not achieve favourable results and were checked, but Charles decided to disengage at night.<ref name=Pigeard171172/>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]==Preliminaries==[/td]
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[td]The '''Battle of Caldiero''' took place on 30 October 1805, pitting the French ''[[Army of Italy (France)|ArmΓ©e d'Italie]]'' under Marshal [[AndrΓ© MassΓ©na]] against an [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] army under the command of [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen]]. The French engaged only some of their forces, around 33,000 men, but Archduke Charles engaged the bulk of his army, 49,000 men, leaving out [[Paul Davidovich]]'s corps to defend the lower [[Adige]] and [[Franz Seraph of Orsini-Rosenberg]]'s corps to cover the Austrian right against any flanking maneuvers. The fighting took place at [[Caldiero]], 15 kilometres east of [[Verona]],<ref name=Pigeard170/> during the [[War of the Third Coalition]], part of the [[Napoleonic Wars]].[/td]Revision as of 09:54, 4 September 2025
[/td][td]The '''Battle of Caldiero''' took place on 30 October 1805, pitting the French ''[[Army of Italy (France)|ArmΓ©e d'Italie]]'' under Marshal [[AndrΓ© MassΓ©na]] against an [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] army under the command of [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen]]. The French engaged only some of their forces, around 33,000 men, but Archduke Charles engaged the bulk of his army, 49,000 men, leaving out [[Paul Davidovich]]'s corps to defend the lower [[Adige]] and [[Franz Seraph of Orsini-Rosenberg]]'s corps to cover the Austrian right against any flanking maneuvers. The fighting took place at [[Caldiero]], 15 kilometres east of [[Verona]],<ref name=Pigeard170/> during the [[War of the Third Coalition]], part of the [[Napoleonic Wars]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]By 1805, the [[French Imperial Army (1804β1815)|French Army]] was well trained and equipped, which compensated for its numerical inferiority at Caldiero.{{sfn|Chandler|1966|pp=332β333}} In the battle, both MassΓ©na and Charles gradually introduced units into the fight as combat around Caldiero escalated. The result of the battle was that the French managed to hold the contested village of Caldiero, β the cental position, β by nightfall, which changed hands several times in fierce combats; in other areas of this battle the French did not achieve favourable results and were checked, but Charles decided to disengage at night.<ref name=Pigeard171172/>[/td]
[td]By 1805, the [[French Imperial Army (1804β1815)|French Army]] was well trained and equipped, which compensated for its numerical inferiority at Caldiero.{{sfn|Chandler|1966|pp=332β333}} In the battle, both MassΓ©na and Charles gradually introduced units into the fight as combat around Caldiero escalated. The result of the battle was that the French managed to hold the contested village of Caldiero, β the central position, β by nightfall, which changed hands several times in fierce combats; in other areas of this battle the French did not achieve favourable results and were checked, but Charles decided to disengage at night.<ref name=Pigeard171172/>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Preliminaries==[/td]
[td]==Preliminaries==[/td]
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