Siege of Mantua (1799)

Battle of Mantua
Part of the War of the Second Coalition
Date April–July 1799 Location Mantua, present-day Italy 45°09′36″N 10°48′00″E / 45.1600°N 10.8000°E / 45.1600; 10.8000 Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
France Polish Legion	Austria
Commanders and leaders
François Philippe de Latour-Foissac [fr]	Pal von Kray
Strength
10,000[1] 657 artillery pieces[2]	40,000[2] ~150 artillery pieces[2]
Casualties and losses
1,700 dead 1,400 or more wounded[2]	Unknown

War of the Second Coalition:
Italy

50km
30miles

Marengo

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

Verona

1

  

  current battle

  Napoleon in command

  Napoleon not in command

The siege of Mantua (1799) was a four-month effort by the Austrian army to regain a presence in northern Italy after being excluded from that region by Napoleon Bonaparte through the successful French siege of Mantua in 1797. In April 1799, the Austrians placed a military blockade around Mantua as part of the War of the Second Coalition with the intent of withering the French by attrition. While the diminishing food supplies and losses weakened the French army, the Austrians received reinforcements and attacked on 4 July 1799. By the end of the month, the French agreed to surrender.