Battle of Klöntal
| Battle of the Klöntal | |||||||
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| Part of Suvorov's Swiss campaign in the war of the Second Coalition | |||||||
The Cossacks and Russian regulars over Klöntalersee. Engraved by Ludwig Hess (1799) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Russia Habsburg monarchy | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Alexander Suvorov Pyotr Bagration (WIA) Yakov Povalo-Shveikovsky Giorgio Zuccato Wilhelm Derfelden Franz von Auffenberg |
André Masséna Gabriel Molitor | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~2,100 | ~6,500 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
1,000 killed or wounded, 1,000 captured | ||||||
The battle of (the) Klöntal or Claenthal was fought near Lake Klöntal (in the namesake valley) in 1799 during the Revolutionary Wars (Second Coalition, Suvorov's Swiss campaign). Suvorov's Russians and Austrians under Bagration's tactical control, numbering plus or minus 2,100, were pressing against the French frontline troops of around 6,500 under André Masséna, who sought to completely surround Suvorov's forces, and ordered the French general Molitor to block Suvorov's escape as a result. The battle ended with the victory of the Allies.