Battle of Sacile
Austrian army commanded by Archduke John of Austria defeat a Franco-Italian army led by Eugène de Beauharnais and force it to retreat.
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Eugène de Beauharnais
French nobleman, statesman and military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
In April 1809 he fought and lost the Battle of Sacile against the Austrian army of the Archduke John, but Eugène's troops won the rematch at the Battle of the Piave in May and the Battle of Raab in June.
Archduke John of Austria
Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (Reichsverweser) of the short-lived German Empire during the Revolutions of 1848.
After winning a significant victory at the Battle of Sacile on 16 April 1809, his army advanced almost to Verona.
Sacile
Town and comune in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy.
On 16 April 1809 French troops were defeated by the Austrians in the Battle of Sacile which took place in the nearby hamlet of Camolli.
Army of Italy (France)
Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself.
Armée d'Italie participated in the war of the Third Coalition (1805), in the battles of Verona and Caldiero in northern Italy, under André Massena. During the war of the Fifth Coalition (1809), Armée d'Italie was commanded by Eugène de Beauharnais, and fought the Austrians at Sacile, Caldiero, Piave, and Raab.
War of the Fifth Coalition
European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars.
The Austrians defended against several bungled French assaults at the Battle of Sacile in April, causing Eugène to fall back on Verona and the Adige River.
Paul Grenier
Count Paul Grenier (29 January 1768 – 17 April 1827) joined the French royal army and rapidly rose to general officer rank during the French Revolutionary Wars.
He fought at the Battle of Sacile on 16 April.
Ignác Gyulay
Hungarian military officer, joined the army of Habsburg monarchy, fought against Ottoman Turkey, and became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars.
The IX Armeekorps fought at the Battle of Sacile on 16 April 1809.
Johann Maria Philipp Frimont
Austrian general.
In 1809 he again saw active service in Italy under the Archduke John in the rank of lieutenant field marshal, serving in Chasteler's Corps at 1st Sacile 15–16 April, and Caldiero (Soave).
Battle of Piave River (1809)
Fought on 8 May 1809 between the Franco-Italian army under the command of Eugène de Beauharnais and an Austrian army led by Archduke John of Austria.
On 16 April, John defeated Eugène at the Battle of Sacile near the Livenza River.
Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc
French army general born 7 January 1755 – died 24 October 1813, joined the French Royal Army and spent 20 years there before fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars.
In the Battle of Sacile on 16 April, Eugène refused to fully commit Sahuc's division because of the Austrian cavalry superiority.