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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
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Second Italian Campaign, War of the Second Coalition
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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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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