Date and place
- June 9th, 1800 near Montebello in Lombardy (nowadays Montebello della Battaglia, Province of Pavia, Italy).
Involved forces
- French army (5,000 men) under General Jean Lannes.
- Austrian army (12,000 men) under feldmarschall-leutnant Karl Peter Ott Freiherr von Bartokez.
Casualties and losses
- French army : 600 men officially, up to 3000 according to some sources.
- Austrian army : 659 killed, 1 445 wounded, 2 171 prisoners, 2 guns.
Aerial panorama of Montebello battlefield
Map of the of battle of Montebello
Map of the of battle of Montebello
Map of the of battle of Montebello
Picture - "The Battle of Montebello, June 8th, 1800. Crossing the Coppo river". Watercolor by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti.
Testimony
Panoramics of the battlefield of Montebello
The battlefield of Montebello, where First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and General Jean Lannes defeated the Austrian army during the Second Campaign of Italy, on June 9, 1800.
Photos Credits
Photos by Lionel A. Bouchon.Photos by Marie-Albe Grau.
Photos by Floriane Grau.
Photos by Michèle Grau-Ghelardi.
Photos by Didier Grau.
Photos made by people outside the Napoleon & Empire association.