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Events on Friday 5 August 1796 1
1796Battle of CastiglioneNapoleon defeats an Austrian army attempting to relieve MantuaFrench forces defeated an Austrian army under Field Marshal Wurmser near Castiglione delle Stiviere. The defeat forced the Austrians to abandon their attempt to relieve the besieged fortress of Mantua.