Second Battle of Zurich Second Battle of Zurich The Second Battle of Zurich (25–26 September 1799) was a key victory by the Republican French army in Switzerland led by André Masséna over an Austrian and Russian force commanded by Alexander Korsakov near Zürich. It broke the stalemate that had resulted from the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier and led to the withdrawal of Russia from the Second Coalition. Most of the fighting took place on both banks of the river Limmat up to the gates of Zürich, and within the city itself. After the First Battle of Zurich Masséna had consolidated to
Au, Zurich Au, Zurich Au is a village in the municipality Wädenswil in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. First mentioned in the year 1130 as «Naglikon» and 1316 as «Owe», Au belongs politically to the urban area of the south-eastern city of Wädenswil on Lake Zurich. Au ZH railway station is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S8. The Au peninsula is a known touristic destination and has a stop of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft. Located on "Zürichsee" lakeshore, Wädenswil–Vorder Au is part of the 56 Swiss sites of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Prehistoric