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The '''capture of Bergamo''' (24 April 1799) during [[Italian and Swiss expedition of 1799|Suvorov's Italian campaign]], [[War of the Second Coalition]], when 2 [[Don Cossacks|Don Cossack]] [[regiment]]s of [[Pyotr Bagration|Prince Bagration]]'s [[vanguard]] under the command of {{ill|Pyotr Matveyevich Grekov|lt=Colonel Grekov|ru|Греков, Пётр Матвеевич}} and [[Adrian Karpovich Denisov|Ataman Denisov]] quickly and unexpectedly attacked the town and [[citadel]] of [[Bergamo]], occupied by the French [[garrison]]. The attack proved successful for the Russians. The French army was led by [[Barthélemy Schérer]].{{sfn|Milyutin|1852|p=282}}{{sfn|Petrushevsky|1884|p=50}}
==Action development==
Before the main forces crossed the [[Oglio]] River, Grekov, with his Cossack regiment and part of ''Denisov'' regiment, was sent to pursue the French [[rearguard]] retreating from [[Palazzolo sull'Oglio]] to Bergamo. The Cossacks rushed in pursuit and entered the town (fortified and crowded) suddenly and unexpectedly. The French had no sooner entered the citadel of Bergamo than it was already occupied. The Cossacks captured 130 prisoners, 19 [[Siege gun|siege guns]], 1 [[Military colours, standards and guidons|standard]], many weapons, and military supplies at Bergamo.{{sfn|Milyutin|1852|p=282}}{{sfn|Petrushevsky|1884|p=50}}▼
▲Before the main forces of Bagration's vanguard crossed the [[Oglio]] River, Grekov, with his Cossack regiment and part of ''Denisov'' regiment, was sent to pursue the French [[rearguard]] retreating from [[Palazzolo sull'Oglio]] to Bergamo. The Cossacks rushed in pursuit and entered the town (fortified and crowded) suddenly and unexpectedly. The French had no sooner entered the citadel of Bergamo than it was already occupied. The Cossacks captured 130 prisoners, 19 [[Siege gun|siege guns]], 1 [[Military colours, standards and guidons|standard]], many weapons, and military supplies at Bergamo.{{sfn|Milyutin|1852|p=282}}{{sfn|Petrushevsky|1884|p=50}}
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