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Battle of Forano

Battle of Forano was a battle fought on 2 November 1805 at Forano, in what is now Italy. It was part of the War of the Third Coalition, which ran from 1805 to 1806. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 men against 4,000 men.

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Fought2 November 1805
WhereForano, Italy45.424N, 11.191E
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstAustrian Empire
Casualties and losses600 killed or woundedand2,200 killed or wounded
Part ofWar of the Third Coalition1805 to 1806

Where it sits in the War of the Third Coalition

Battle of Cape Finisterre, 1805Ulm Campaign, 1805Battle of Wertingen, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Günzburg, 1805Battle of Haslach-Jungingen, 1805Battle of Elchingen, 1805Battle of Verona, 1805Battle of Trafalgar, 1805Battle of Caldiero, 1805Battle of Mehrnbach, 1805Battle of Lambach, 1805Battle of Forano, 1805Battle of Steyr, 1805Battle of Amstetten, 1805Battle of Dürenstein, 1805Capitulation of Dornbirn, 1805Battle of Schöngrabern, 1805Battle of Castelfranco Veneto, 1805Battle at Wischau, 1805Battle of Austerlitz, 1805Invasion of Naples, 1806Siege of Gaeta, 1806Battle of Campo Tenese, 1806Battle of Maida, 1806Battle of Mileto, 180718051807Battle of Forano, 1805
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Record

Date2 November 1805
PlaceForano, Italy
45.424N, 11.191E
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength6,000 men4,000 men
Casualties and losses600 killed or wounded2,200 killed or wounded
Commanders
Battle of ForanoBattle of ForanoBattle of CaldieroBattle of CaldieroBattle of CaldieroBattle of CaldieroBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleBattle of the Bridge of ArcoleMilanGenoaBolognaVeronaBergamoParmaRavennaFerrara100 km45.424N, 11.191E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1796 and 1813.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1805

Battle of Forano is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q124528264, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Forano, revision 1370110370, 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.