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Linth River


Battle Name : Linth River

Date(s) : 25 September 1799 - 26 September 1799

Part of : The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , French War of the Second Coalition ,

Outcome : A victory for French Forces over Coalition Forces [Austro-Russian & Swiss]

Type of battle : Land

Soult, commanding the Third division of the French Army of the Danube, boldly attacked the Austro-Russian line, Hotze's corps, along the river Linth. The thinly held line was easily overcome.