In the Battle of Castiglione on 5 August 1796, the French Army of Italy under the command of General Napoleon Bonaparte defeated an Austrian army led by Field Marshal Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser.Smith, 119 Castiglione and the Battle of Lonato were the major actions in a campaign which marked the first attempted relief of the Siege of Mantua. While Wurmser advanced east of Lake Garda with three columns, Peter Quasdanovich moved his column into the area west of Lake Garda.Boycott-Brown, 378–379 The Austrians pushed back the French forces and forced Bonaparte to raise the siege.Boycott-Brown, 388 However, the French commander massed against Quasdanovich and forced him to retreat after a week of see-saw fighting. After disposing of Quasdanovich, Bonaparte turned on Wurmser and defeated the main army also.Boycott-Brown, 380–402 In the sequel, the French pushed the Mantua garrison back and blockaded the city.Boycott-Brown, 415
French Army
Army of Italy: Napoleon Bonaparte (42,049)Fiebeger, 12Boycott-Brown, 378. Boycott-Brown's strengths for Despinoy and Sérurier were used, and Gardanne and Beaumont were added. Division: General of Division André Masséna (15,391) Brigade: General of Brigade Barthélemy Catherine Joubert Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine La Valette Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine-Guillaume Rampon Brigade: General of Brigade Claude Perrin Victor Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Joseph Magdeleine Pijon Brigade: General of Brigade Paul Guillaume Division: General of Division Pierre Augereau (5,368) Brigade: General of Brigade Martial Beyrand Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Gilles André Robert Brigade: General of Brigade Gaspard Amédée Gardanne Division: General of Division Pierre Francois Sauret (4,462) Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Joseph Guieu Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca Division: General of Division Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier vice Pascal Antoine Fiorella (10,521) Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Pelletier Brigade: General of Brigade Charles François Charton Brigade: General of Brigade Emmanuel Gervais de Roergaz de Serviez Brigade: General of Brigade Claude Dallemagne Division: General of Division Hyacinthe Francois Joseph Despinoy (4,772) Brigade: General of Brigade Nicolas Bertin Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Baptiste Cervoni Cavalry: General of Division Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine (1,535) Brigade: General of Brigade Marc Antoine de Beaumont
Austrian Army
Austrian Army: Feldmarschall Dagobert von Wurmser (60,690, 98 position and 94 battalion guns)Fiebeger, 13. Fiebeger listed the OOB except for Mantua.Boycott-Brown, 378-379. The author listed 98 position guns, this does not include a theoretical total of 94 battalion guns. Right (I) Column: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich (17,621) Brigade: General-major Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen Brigade: General-major Johann Rudolf von Sporck Brigade: General-major Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz Brigade: General-major Joseph Ocskay von Ocsko 17 battalions (15,272), 13 squadrons (2,349), 24 position guns Right-Center (II) Column: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael von Melas (14,403) Brigade: General-major Peter Gummer Brigade: General-major Adam Bajalics von Bajahaza Division: Feldmarschallleutnant Karl Philipp SebottendorfBoycott-Brown, 378. Sebottendorf supervised Nicoletti and Pittoni. Brigade: General-major Franz Nicoletti Brigade: General-major Philipp Pittoni von Dannenfeld 19 battalions (13,676), 4 squadrons (727), 24 position guns Left-Center (III) Column: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Paul Davidovich (9,892) Brigade: General-major Anton Ferdinand Mittrowsky Brigade: General-major Anton Lipthay de Kisfalud Brigade: General-major Leberecht Spiegel 11 battalions (8,274), 10 squadrons (1,618), 40 position guns Left (IV) Column: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann Mészáros von Szoboszló (5,021) Brigade: General-major Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen Brigade: General-major Ferdinand Minckwitz 5 battalions (3,949), 7 squadrons (1,072), 10 position guns Mantua Garrison: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Joseph Canto d'Irles (13,753)Boycott-Brown, 364-365 Brigade: General-major Gerhard Rosselmini (3,666 in 5 battalions) Brigade: General-major Josef Philipp Vukassovich (2,449 in 3 battalions) Brigade: Oberst Karl Salisch (1,489 in 6 battalions) Brigade: General-major Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd (2,443 in 5 battalions) Brigade: Oberst Strurioni (2,298 in 2½ bns) Unattached: 434 cavalry in 3½ squadrons, 96 sappers, 701 artillerists
See also List of French generals of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Notes
References Boycott-Brown, Martin. The Road to Rivoli. London: Cassell & Co., 2001.
Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998.
External links The following are sources for the full names of Austrian and French generals. Broughton, Tony. napoleon-series.org Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1792-1815 Smith, Digby & Kudrna, Leopold (compiler). napoleon-series.org Austrian Generals of 1792-1815