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| Battle of Lippa | |||||||
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| Part of part of theAdriatic campaign of 1807–1814 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Austrian Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 GdBGillot Rougier | GMLaval Nugent von Westmeath | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,563 men | c. 2,100 men and 9 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 104 killed, 200 captured(Not all units were engaged) | Not known, but very light. | ||||||
TheBattle of Lippa was an engagement which took place on 7 September 1813 in what is now Croatia, then part ofKingdom of Croatia, part of theAustrian Empire. Though a small engagement, the battle, which formed part of theAdriatic campaign of 1807–1814, which would lead to the fall of theIllyrian Provinces.
When theWar of the Sixth Coalition broke out, theAustrian Empire remained loyal to theFrench Empire, and foreign ministerKlemens von Metternich aimed to mediate in good faith a peace between France and its continental enemies, but it became apparent that the price was to be the dismantling of theConfederation of the Rhine, the Napoleon-controlled union of all German states aside from Prussia and Austria, and the return to France's pre-Revolutionary borders. Napoleon was not interested in any such compromise that would in effect end his empire, so Austria joined the allies and declared war on France in August 1813.
The newAustrian Army of Italy was to attack in the direction ofNorthern Italy/Piedmont and force a southern front inFrance. In September the Austrians opened up theirInvasion of Illyria, and on 7 September a small Italian garrison fought an Austrian brigade on its way towardsTrieste. This action became known as the Battle of Lippa.[1]
The battle ended in an Austrian victory, and the Italians fell back to Trieste.[1]
Franco-Italian Forces
Austrian Forces
