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Battle of Ulm
The Battle of Ulm (October 16–19, 1805) was a series of minor skirmishes at the end of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Ulm Campaign, culminating in the surrender of an entire Austrian army near Ulm in Württemberg. Less of a battle and more … Continue reading
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War of the Third Coalition
On April 23, 1805, Russia and Britain signed the Treaty of St. Petersburg, a hostile alliance against France, which laid the foundation for the Third Coalition. It was later joined by Austria, the Kingdom of Naples, Sweden and Portugal, while … Continue reading
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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
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Second Italian Campaign, War of the Second Coalition
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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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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Tagged alps, army troops, astonishment, austria, austrian army, austrian forces, austrians, bonaparte, bridgehead, coalition, flank, french army, french attack, french cavalry, french line, general, italy, june 14, kellerman, lieutenant general michael, marengo, michael melas, murat, napoleon, northern italy, reserve army, second
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War of the Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition lasted between 1799-1801 and comprised Turkey, England, Austria, Russia and was the second attempt by European monarchs, led by Austria and Russia, to contain or eliminate Revolutionary France. They formed a new alliance and … 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
Posted in First Italian campaign, Historical Timeline Details, War of the First Coalition
Tagged arcole, austrian army, austrians, battle, bold attempt, bonaparte, bridgehead, causeway, causeways, field army, first coalition, friuli, italy, mantua, napoleon, november 15, pontoon bridge, reinforcements, river adige, tributary
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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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Tagged austrian army, austrians, battle, borghetto, campaign, Castiglione, castiglione delle stiviere, dagobert, field marshal, first coalition, flank attack, fortress, french army, french march, french siege, friedland, italy, mantua, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, north italy, northern italy
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