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The combat of Châtillon (18 May 1800) was a French victory in the Marengo campaign. It was the first relatively major engagment between the Austrians and the new Army of the Reserve that a few days prior had made the difficult journey across the alps.[1]
Bakround
[edit]Jean Lannes was leading the advance guard of about 8000 and was the force that first crossed the alps in to Italy, he entered the Aosta valley on 16 may after passing the St Bernard Pass. A austrian Outpost at Saint Remy was the first to be alerted by the presence of a french force, they were completly overwhelmed. Lannes then moved to take the town of Aosta, which he took after a brief skirmish with its defenders. He then set camp outside waiting for reinforcements in the form of Joseph Chabran and his Division of about 5000 men that had crossed another pass over the alps, the next day he continued his march.[2]
Battle
[edit]Next in Lannes's way was the town of Châtillon, which he reached on the 18 may. The town was defended by a Austrian garrison consisting of six infantry companies of the 1st Banat Grenzer Battalion between 450-1200 strong.[3]
Lannes decided to send Watrin's infantry division in an attack on the town. Watrin advanced on the town from three sides, with two flanking attacks and a frontal assault which completly overwhelmed the austrian forces, and forced them to a hasty retreat. Jean Rivaud's cavalry brigade harassed the Austrians retreating down the valley. The remnants of the garison regrouped at Ivrea where they again would be defeated.[4]
The total Austrian casualties are unknown but there were 350 men and two guns captured. The french sustained 90 caualties.[5]
The swift Victory made it so Lannes Vanguard could continiue its advance without delay, atleast until they reached Fort Bard a few days later.
References
[edit]- ^ J, Rickard. "Combat of Châtillon 18 May 1800". www.historyofwar.org. Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ J, Rickard. "Combat of Châtillon". Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ James R, Arnold (2005). Marengo & Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. ISBN 1844152790.
- ^ J, Rickard. "Combat of Ivrea". Military History Encyclopedia on the Web. www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ James R, Arnold (2005). Marengo & Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. ISBN 1844152790.