"0"^^ . . . . "0"^^ . "--04-30"^^ . "First French Empire"@en . "Soave: 18,000"@en . "11"^^ . . "Soave, modern-day Italy"@en . "Castelcerino: 409"@en . "Castelcerino: 6,000"@en . . . . "the War of the Fifth Coalition"@en . . "San Bonifacio: 3,000"@en . . . . "Austrian victory"@en . "45"^^ . "25"^^ . "Battle of Caldiero (1809)"@en . "Soave: 1,000"@en . "In the opening engagements of the war, Archduke John defeated the Franco-Italian army and drove it back to the Adige River at Verona. Forced to detach substantial forces to watch Venice and other enemy-held fortresses, John found himself facing a strongly reinforced Franco-Italian army near Verona. So embarrassed by his setbacks that he tried to minimize them in communications to his step-father Emperor Napoleon, Eug\u00E8ne determined to use his superior forces to drive the Austrian invaders from the Kingdom of Italy."@en . . "Soave: 23,000"@en . "In the opening engagements of the war, Archduke John defeated the Franco-Italian army and drove it back to the Adige River at Verona. Forced to detach substantial forces to watch Venice and other enemy-held fortresses, John found himself facing a strongly reinforced Franco-Italian army near Verona. So embarrassed by his setbacks that he tried to minimize them in communications to his step-father Emperor Napoleon, Eug\u00E8ne determined to use his superior forces to drive the Austrian invaders from the Kingdom of Italy. Eug\u00E8ne probed at San Bonifacio on the 27th. On 29 April, he ordered part of his troops to make a holding attack against Soave while he sent an Italian force to seize the high ground on the Austrian right flank. On the 30th, the Austrians recaptured Castelcerino, which was lost the previous day. While this action was being fought, John's army began its retreat to the Brenta River at Bassano. Caldiero is located east of Verona. The towns of Soave and San Bonifacio lie along the Autostrada A4 about east of Verona. Castelcerino is a small village in the hills about north of Soave."@en . "11"^^ . . "Soave: 700"@en . "Austrian Empire"@en . . "Battle of Caldiero"@en . "Castelcerino: 5,000"@en . "Eastward-looking view of Soave. Castelcerino is out of the photo to the left along the crest of the ridge while San Bonifacio is a short distance beyond the right edge."@en . "San Bonifacio: 1,800"@en . "San Bonifacio: light"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Castelcerino: 872"@en .