Capture of Bergamo
| Capture of Bergamo | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Italian and Swiss expedition of 1799 | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 French First Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Pyotr Bagration Pyotr Grekov Adrian Denisov |
Barthélemy Schérer | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
|
Bagration's Advance Guard
| Bergamo Garrison | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Up to 130 men captured; 1 standard captured; 19 cannons captured[1][2] | ||||||
The capture of Bergamo (24 April 1799) during Suvorov's Italian campaign, War of the Second Coalition, when 2 Don Cossack regiments of Prince Bagration's vanguard under the command of Colonel Grekov and Ataman Denisov quickly and unexpectedly attacked the town of Bergamo occupied by the French garrison and seized Citadel of Bergamo. The attack proved successful for the Russians. The French army was led by Barthélemy Schérer.[1][2]
Action development
[edit]Before the main forces of Bagration's vanguard crossed the Oglio River, Grekov, with his Cossack regiment and part of Denisov regiment, was sent to pursue the French rearguard retreating from Palazzolo sull'Oglio to Bergamo. The Cossacks rushed in pursuit and entered the town (fortified and crowded) suddenly and unexpectedly. The French had no sooner entered the citadel of Bergamo than it was already occupied. The Cossacks captured 130 prisoners, 19 siege guns, 1 standard, many weapons, and military supplies at Bergamo.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Milyutin 1852, p. 282.
- ^ a b c Petrushevsky 1884, p. 50.
Sources
[edit]- Milyutin, Dmitry (1852). История войны России с Францией в царствование Императора Павла I в 1799 году [The history of Russia's war with France during the reign of Emperor Paul I in 1799] (in Russian). Vol. 1. St. Petersburg: Типография штаба военно-учебных заведений. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- Petrushevsky, Alexander (1884). "Итальянская кампания: Адда; 1799" [Italian Campaign: Adda; 1799]. Генералиссимус князь Суворов [Generalissimo Prince Suvorov] (in Russian). Vol. 3 (1st ed.). Saint Petersburg: Типография М. М. Стасюлевича. Retrieved 26 October 2024.