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| Tango01 | 11 May 2017 3:45 p.m. PST |
"Austria surprised Napoleon with a sudden declaration of war in April 1809 and as a result, French forces in northern Italy were ill-prepared for action. The campaign in northern Italy pitted 40,000 men under Austrian Archduke John, a royal of dubious military ability, against Napoleon's adopted step-son, Prince Eugene, the viceroy of Italy. Eugene attempted to check the Austrian advance by uniting his scattered command at the town of Sacile. He planned for a battle on April 16, but Archduke John pressed forward and made contact two days sooner. By the time of the battle, only 35,000 of Prince Eugene's troops were on the field. Rather than fall back, the French surprised the Austrians by giving battle on the morning of April 16, commencing with a traditional en echelon attack against Archduke John's left flank. The attack had to proceed over marshy ground divided by river tributaries. To make matters worse, the expected French reinforcements never arrived, due to muddy roads on the way to Sacile…"
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