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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 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
Posted in First Italian campaign, Historical Timeline Details, War of the First Coalition
Tagged artillery, austria, austrians, conquest, first coalition, france, french campaign, french occupation, french revolution, frenchmen, italy, joubert, mantua, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, northern italy, rivoli
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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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War of the First Coalition
The War of the First Coalition (1792–1797) was the first major effort of multiple European states to contain Revolutionary France. France declared war on Austria (20 April 1792) and Prussia joined on the Austrian side a few weeks later. These … Continue reading
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