Combat of Gavi | |||||||
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Part of the Italian campaigns during the war of the Second Coalition | |||||||
Gavi – panorama | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Russian Empire | French Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrei Rosenberg Maxim Rehbinder | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 killed, 17 wounded [1] | Heavy, incl. 130 captured [1] |
The combat of Gavi was fought to no avail on the morning of 17 August ( O.S. 6 Aug.) 1799 during the Second Coalition war, in pursuit of the defeated French army after the battle of Novi. The combat included Rosenberg's Russian vanguard, under Rehbinder's command. [1] [2]
Before reaching Gavi, Kashkin's Russian jaegers overtook the French rearguard in a strong position between two mountains. Following the jaegers, Rehbinder advanced his regiment and Foertsch's battalion. After a brief skirmish, the Russians struck at bayonets and drove the French from their position and chased them without giving them a rest. Several hundred Republicans lay down on the spot; up to 130 were captured by the Russians. On the Russian side the loss did not exceed 5 killed and 17 wounded. [1] [2]
But here the Russian vanguard received orders to halt, and to send some light troops after the French. The French rearguard held out at Gavi. [1] [2]