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Encyclopedia > Piave River

Piave (from Latin Plavis ) is a river in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for 220 km (135 miles) into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Venice. This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... The west face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ...


In 1809 it was the scene of a battle during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Franco-Italian and Austrian forces clashed. Combatants First French Empire Kingdom of Italy Austrian Empire Commanders Prince Eugene de Beauharnais Archduke Johann Strength 39,000 infantry, 5,800 cavalry, 84 cannons 18,000 infantry, 2,750 cavalry, 70 cannons Casualties 2,000 killed or wounded 400 killed, 700 wounded, 1,700 captured, 15 cannons lost, 30... Combatants Allies: Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] Ottoman Empire[5] French Empire Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von Blücher Karl...


In 1918, during World War I, it was the scene of Battle of the Piave River, the last major Austro-Hungarian attack on the Italian Front. Italian victory caused the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian army, and indirectly of the Austro-Hungarian empire. This article is becoming very long. ... Combatants Italy France United Kingdom Austria-Hungary Commanders Armando Diaz Arthur Arz von Straussenburg Strength 58 Italian divisions, 6 French divisions, 5 British divisions 57 divisions Casualties 80,000 dead or wounded 60,000 dead, 90,000 wounded, 25,000 captured The Battle of the Piave River, known in Italy... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...


External Links

Site of italian newspaper "Il Piave"


Coordinates: 45°50′34″N, 12°6′18″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Napoleonic Miniatures : Battle of Piave : Rules : Wargaming Rules : General de Brigade : 2nd Edition : 15mm : 20mm : ... (195 words)
Piave was fought on May 8 1809 between the rearguard of Archduke John's Austrians and the army of Napoleon Bonaparte's stepson Eugene de Beauharnais.
Piave presented him with a few difficulties - mainly due to the fast flowing Piave River, which flooded fords, prevented pontoon bridges being erected and forced Eugene to ferry his army across.
Piave was actually a reasonably easy victory for Eugene and in our scenario we wanted to allow the use of pontoon bridges (because we had just made a couple).
First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of the Piave River, 1918 (629 words)
The Battle of the Piave River comprised the last major Austro-Hungarian attack on the Italian Front and virtually heralded the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian army on the way to the dismantling of the empire.
The main assault, fought between 15-22 June 1918, was prompted by German demands upon their ally to launch an offensive across the Piave river - which was situated a bare few kilometres from key Italian cities such as Venice, Padua and Verona - now that the Russians had withdrawn from the war.
Straussenberg determined to open the attack with a direct assault on the river by Boroevic's forces, to be followed with an attack in the Trentino by Conrad.
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