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2 unusual facts about Battle of Cardadeu


Battle of Cardadeu

The so-called French 113th was actually made up of Italians from the recently annexed Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

Reille's 3rd Division had one battalion each of the 32nd Light, 16th Line, and 56th Line Infantry Regiments, one battalion each of the 5th Reserve Legion, the Chasseurs des Montagnes, and the Swiss Valais, two battalions of the 113th Line, and four battalions of the Perpignan Provisional Regiment.



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