Second Battle of Zurich
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The Second Battle of Zurich (25–26 September 1799) was a key victory by the Republican French army in Switzerland led by André Masséna over a Russian force commanded by Alexander Korsakov near Zürich. It broke the stalemate that had resulted from the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier and led to the withdrawal of Russia from the Second Coalition. Most of the fighting took place on both banks of the river Limmat up to the gates of Zürich, and within the city itself. The same days saw a battle between Hotze's Austrians and Soult's French at the River Linth.
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Second Battle of Zurich | |||||||
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Part of the Italian and Swiss expedition in the war of the Second Coalition | |||||||
The Battle of Zurich, 25 September 1799, showing André Masséna on horseback, by François Bouchot | |||||||
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French Republic |
Russian Empire Habsburg monarchy[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
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André Masséna | Alexander Korsakov | ||||||
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35,448[lower-alpha 2] | 27,116[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||
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4,000 killed or wounded[lower-alpha 4] |
8,000 killed, wounded, or captured[3][1] [lower-alpha 5] or: 8,000 killed or wounded and many captured[6] or: 8,000+ dead[7] 100 guns[8][7] 4,000 more during the retreat[8] | ||||||
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