Category Archives: First Italian campaign

Returning Hero (1797)

In December, 1797, Napoleon returned to Paris.  His whole family were collected there forming a “Bonaparte colony,” as the Parisians called it. There were Joseph and his wife; Lucien, now married to Christine Boyer, his old landlord’s daughter, a marriage … Continue reading

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Treaty of Campo Formio

The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire, Year VI of the French Republic) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig von Cobenzl as representatives of France and Austria. It marked the collapse of the First … Continue reading

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Battle of Rivoli

The Battle of Rivoli (14–15 January 1797) was a key victory in the French campaign in Italy against Austria. Napoleon’s 23,000 Frenchmen defeated an attack of 28,000 Austrians under Feldzeugmeister Jozsef Alvinczi, ending Austria’s fourth and final attempt to relieve … Continue reading

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Battle of Arcole

The Battle of Arcole (November 15-17, 1796) was the result of a bold attempt by Napoleon to outflank the Austrian army under General Alvinczy and cut its line of retreat before it could lift the siege of Mantua. It was … Continue reading

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Battle of Castiglione

The Battle of Castiglione which took place on 5 August 1796 at Castiglione delle Stiviere in northern Italy between a French army under General Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian army under Field Marshal Dagobert von Wurmser. The action resulted in … Continue reading

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Battle of Lodi

Chandler writes: “Bonaparte after crossing the river Po near Piacenza, was making a determined effort to trap General Beaulieu west of the Adda. In fact the French arrived too late to prevent the Austrian retreat, and at Lodi only fought … Continue reading

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First Italian Command Introduction

On March 2, 1796 the Directors of the French Republic appointed Napoleon Bonaparte as the commander-in-chief of the Army of Italy. This was primarily a political manoeuvre, getting the ambitious young artillery commander – recently promoted to general at the … Continue reading

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