Siege of Genoa (1800)
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The siege of Genoa (6 April – 4 June 1800) saw Austria besiege and capture the city of Genoa from France during the War of the Second Coalition. However, the battle was ultimately a successful diversion conducted by André Masséna's forces that allowed Napoleon to win the subsequent Battle of Marengo. In the end, around 30,000 of Genoa's 160,000 inhabitants had died of starvation and disease in the course of the siege.[1]
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Siege of Genoa | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
Bombardment of the city of Genoa by the English on the night of 20 May 1800 by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, 1806-1807 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
French Republic Ligurian Republic |
Habsburg Monarchy Great Britain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
André Masséna | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
18,000 |
40,000 1 British naval squadron | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
11,000 total | 17,000 total | ||||||
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