Vaprio d'Adda

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Vaprio d'Adda (Milanese: Vaver; Bergamasque: Aer; locally Vavar) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, about 30 km northeast of Milan. Vaprio d'Adda borders the following municipalities: Trezzo sull'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio, Grezzago, Canonica d'Adda, Pozzo d'Adda, Cassano d'Adda, Fara Gera d'Adda.

History

In 1799, Austrian and Russian troops under the guidance of Russian Field Marshal Suvorov inflicted a serious defeat on French forces here at the Battle of Cassano. It was during the Great French War.

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