battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Devil's Bridge
Battle of Devil's Bridge was a battle fought on 25 September 1799 at Devil's Bridge, in what is now Switzerland. It was part of the Italian and Swiss expedition. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 2 regiments against 2 battalions.
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Where it sits in the Italian and Swiss expedition
Record
| Date | 25 September 1799 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Devil's Bridge, Switzerland 46.647N, 8.591E | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 2 regiments | 2 battalions |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Gotthard Pass 1799, 10 km S
- Battle of Amsteg 1799, 16 km N
- Battle of Oberwald 1799, 22 km SW
- Second Battle of Ulrichen 1419, 28 km SW
- Battle of Giornico 1478, 37 km SE
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1799
- First Battle of Abukir Egypt
- Siege of Acre Israel
- Battle of Mount Tabor Israel
- Battle of Cassano Italy
- Battle of Winterthur Switzerland
Battle of Devil's Bridge is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 73 in present-day Switzerland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q120269321, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Devil's Bridge, revision 1382460296, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.