Battle of Linth River

The Battle of (the) Linth River saw a French division under General of Division Jean-de-Dieu Soult face a force of Austrian, Imperial Russian, and Swiss rebel soldiers led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Friedrich Freiherr von Hotze in Switzerland. Soult carefully planned and his troops carried out a successful assault crossing of the Linth River between Lake Zurich and the Walensee. Hotze's death early in the action disorganized the Allied defenders who were defeated and forced to retreat, abandoning supplies accumulated for Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov's approaching army. On the same day, General of Division André Masséna's French Army of Helvetia defeated Lieutenant General Alexander Korsakov's Russian army in the Second Battle of Zurich and Brigadier General Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor's French brigade turned back another Austrian force near Mollis. Both Korsakov's Russians and Hotze's survivors, led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz Petrasch withdrew north of the Rhine River.

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1799 Battle of Linth River

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1315 Battle of Morgarten

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1388 Battle of Näfels

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1440 Meeting at Pfäffikon

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1440 Siege of Grüningen

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1443 Belagerung von Grüningen

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1656 Siege of Rapperswil

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1799 Battle of Glarus

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Crossing of the Linth at Bilten on 25 September 1799, during the Battle of the Linth River

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1315	Battle of Morgarten	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1388	Battle of Näfels	battle, Old Swiss Confederacy, Archduchy of Austria	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1440	Meeting at Pfäffikon	Canton of Zürich, battle, federation of eight cantons	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1440	Siege of Grüningen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1443	Belagerung von Grüningen	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1656	Siege of Rapperswil	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1799	Battle of Glarus	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1799	Battle of Linth River	battle	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry		Bleiker	arms industry, business	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Grynau Tower	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Sperrlinie Etzel	museum, fortress	Wikidata
site	fort		Wägital Blockhouse	fortress	Wikidata
site	tower		Endingerturm	architectural structure, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Letzi Tower	letzi, architectural structure, fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower	1323	red tower and gate	architectural structure, fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Crossing of the Linth at Bilten on 25 September 1799, during the Battle of the Linth River		Commons