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Dego


Battle Name : Dego

Date(s) : 21 September 1794

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the First Coalition ,

Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [Austrian, Sardinian]

Type of battle : Land

Summary

As might be expected from such a superiority in numbers the French took the ground. Casualty reports from the French put their losses at 160 and Coalition losses at 2,000. The Coalition reports give the French losses as 2,000 and their own as 203.

Location

A village on the river Bormida in northwest Italy 19 miles northwest of Savona. (Italy)

Casualty figures

French Forces

Number engaged :
18,000

Casualties :
n/a

Coalition Forces [Austrian, Sardinian]

Number engaged :
8,000

Casualties :
n/a