Battle of Lodi
The Battle of Lodi was fought on May 10, 1796 between French forces under General Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian rear guard led by Karl Philipp Sebottendorf at Lodi, Lombardy. The rear guard was defeated, but the main body of Johann Peter Beaulieu's Austrian Army had time to retreat.
Order of battle
French Army
French Army: General Napoleon Bonaparte (15,500 infantry, 2,000 cavalry)
Austrian Army
Austrian-Neapolitan Army: Beaulieu (not present)
- Rear Guard: General-Major Josef Philipp Vukassovich
- 2 battalions Carlstädter Grenz Infantry Regiment
- Lodi Covering Force: General-Major Gerhard Rosselmini
- 1 battalion Nádasdy Infantry Regiment # 39 (623)
- 2 squadrons Mészáros Uhlan Regiment # 1 (286)
- First Line:
- 2 battalions Carlstädter Grenz IR (from rear guard)
- 1 battalion Warasdiner Grenz IR (1,262)
- 1 battalion Nádasdy Infantry Regiment # 39 (from covering force)
- 14 cannon
- Second Line:
- 3 battalions Terzi Infantry Regiment # 16 (1,212)
- 1 battalion Belgiojoso Infantry Regiment # 44 (311)
- 1 battalion Thurn Infantry Regiment # 43 (622)
- 4 squadrons Archduke Joseph Hussars # 2
- 2 squadrons Mészáros Uhlan Regiment # 1 (from covering force)
- Detached to Corte Palasio: GM Franz Nicoletti (1,958)
- 2 battalions Strassoldo Infantry Regiment # 27
- 1 battalion Tuscany IR # 23
- 2 squadrons Erdödy Hussars # 9
- Detached to Fontana: (1,092)
- 8 squadrons Kingdom of Naples Cavalry Regiments Re and Regina
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