Battle of Ceva
In the Battle of Ceva on 16 April 1796, troops of the First French Republic under General Pierre Augereau fought against part of the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont led by General Giuseppe Felice, Count Vital. Augereau assaulted the strong defensive position without success. At the direction of the Sardinian army commander, Feldmarschal-Leutnant Michelangelo Colli, Vital withdrew on the 17th in order to avoid being trapped by a second French division.
| Battle of Ceva | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
Evacuation of the fortress of Ceva by the Sardinian army. Drawing by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, 1802-1806. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| France | Sardinia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Napoleon Bonaparte | Giuseppe Felice, Count Vital | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,908 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 600 | over 150 | ||||||
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