Second Battle of Bassano

Second Battle of Bassano
	Part of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797 in the War of the First Coalition
Date	6 November 1796
Location	Bassano del Grappa, in present-day Italy45°46′N 11°44′E / 45.767°N 11.733°E
Result	Austrian victory
Belligerents
French Republic	Habsburg monarchy
Commanders and leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte; André Masséna ; Pierre Augereau	József Alvinczi; Anton Lipthay ; Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
Strength
19,500–21,000	28,000
Casualties and losses
3,000 dead, wounded and captured	2,823–5,600 dead, wounded and captured; 2 guns
	Location within Europe

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The Second Battle of Bassano on 6 November 1796, saw a Habsburg army commanded by József Alvinczi fight Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy between Bassano del Grappa and Cittadella. The Austrians repulsed persistent French attacks in a struggle in which both sides suffered heavy losses. The engagement, which happened two months after the more famous Battle of Bassano, marked the first tactical defeat of Bonaparte's career and occurred near Bassano del Grappa in Northern Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars. The action was part of the third relief of the siege of Mantua during the War of the First Coalition.