Alexandre Jean Mollière (belonging to the French army led by General Nicolas Charles Victor Oudinot) launched its first attack against the Roman Republic. The gate was defended by the 2nd Brigade of the 8th Battalion, led by General Luigi Masi, made up of 1,000 men from the National Guard and 1,700 men from the Papal troops, among which there was the actor Tommaso Salvini. On that occasion the French were rejected. Legacy It gives its name to the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri ("Our Lady of the Graces at the Kilns outside the Cavalleggeri Gate"). Explanatory notes Notes References Bibliography Mauro Quercioli, Le mura e le porte di Roma, Newton Compton, 1982 Laura G. Cozzi, “Le porte di Roma”, F. Spinosi Ed., Rome, 1968 External links Cavalleggeri Rome R. XIV Borgo