Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
— Napoleon Bonaparte-
Category Archives: Second Italian Campaign
Treaty of Lunéville
“His majesty, the emperor and the king of Hungary and Bohemia, and the first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people, having equally at heart to put an end to the miseries of war, have … Continue reading
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Tagged austria, austrian army, battle of hohenlinden, battle of marengo, bonaparte, coalition, consul, france, french control, french people, french republic, grand duchy, helvetic, holy roman empire, internal affairs, italy, left bank, ligurian, luneville, napoleon, second, treaty of campo formio
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Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden near Munich was fought on December 3, 1800, during the Second Italian Campaign. It resulted in a decisive French victory under General Moreau against the Austrians under Archduke John. Maneuvering through southern Germany, the French Army … Continue reading
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Tagged archduke, armistice, austrian forces, austrians, battle of hohenlinden, brother charles, campaign, coalition, french army, french lines, french victory, hohenlinden, italian campaign, italy, jean moreau, john, luneville, marengo, moreau, napoleon, ney, rhine, second, snowy hills, southern germany, wooded forests
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Crossing the Alps
After the Allies declared war on France (War of the Second Coalition) and had regained territories in Italy that Napoleon had previously secured in his 1796-1797 campaign, Napoleon to launch a surprise assault on the Austrian army stationed in the … Continue reading
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Tagged allies, alps, arduous journey, austria, austrian army, austrians, baggage trains, campaign, cavalry, coalition, field artillery, infantry, italy, light artillery, military operations, mountains, napoleon, napoleon crossing the alps, pass, second, shortest route, st. bernard, surprise assault
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Battle of Marengo
After Napoleon led his Reserve Army across the Alps with the goal of relieving the Austrian siege of Genoa, the Battle of Marengo began early on the morning of June 14, 1800, when Austrian Army troops under the command of … Continue reading
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