Napoleons First Italian campaign

Battle of Calliano
Battle of Calliano 1796 ©Keith Rocco
1796 Nov 6

Battle of Calliano

Calliano, Italy

The Battle of Calliano on 6 and 7 November 1796 saw an Austrian corps commanded by Paul Davidovich rout a French division directed by Claude Belgrand de Vaubois. The engagement was part of the third Austrian attempt to relieve the French siege of Mantua.