Battle of Faenza

Name: Battle of Faenza
Start: 1797

1797 CE.

Shown on the map at 44.317°, 11.800°.

The Battle of Faenza, also known as the Battle of Castel Bolognese on February 3, 1797, saw 7,000 troops from the Papal Army commanded by Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi face 9,000 troops from the French Army under the command of Claude-Victor Perrin. The veteran French troops quickly overran the Papal army, inflicting disproportionate casualties. The town of Castel Bolognese was located on the banks of the Senio River 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Bologna, and the city of Faenza was also nearby. The action took place during the War of the First Coalition, as part of the French Revolutionary Wars.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Faenza, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Everything else in 1797 CE

HistoryLayer draws the world as it was in any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026. Move the slider and the borders redraw for that year; the map carries 23,890 events, 12,790 people, 837 wars and 13,183 cities, each one readable in place. Signing in is optional and lets you keep what you find.

HistoryLayer is an interactive map of world history: pick any year from 123,000 BCE to 2026 and the borders, events and people of that moment are drawn for you. It needs JavaScript to draw the map. The guide, the sources and licences and the privacy page are readable without it.

HistoryLayer

1914CE

World Wars

123,000 BCE2026 CE

54 stops — one per surviving map on file, evenly spaced drag the pin · ←→ steps one stop the same 54 stops by true elapsed time ↑

Map & filters

Show on the map

Filter

Colour by

Polity Empire

Battle of Faenza

Saved · 0