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Events on Friday 4 July 1806 1
1806Battle of MaidaBritish troops rout a French force in CalabriaOn 4 July 1806, a British expeditionary force defeated a French army under General Reynier near Maida in southern Italy. The battle demonstrated the effectiveness of British line infantry tactics against French columns. It had little lasting strategic effect, as the British soon withdrew from the Italian mainland.