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1796 in France
- Battle of Caldiero (1796)On the 2nd of November 1796, Feldzeugmeister Jozsef Alvinczi launched his third attempt to raise the Siege of Mantua. He crossed the Piave River with an army…
- Battle of CevaThe Montenotte Campaign began on the 10th of April when Feldzeugmeister Johann Beaulieu's Austrian army attacked the extreme right flank of General of…
- Battle of RoveretoOn the 26th of August, orders arrived from Emperor Francis II to immediately attempt a second relief of the fortress of Mantua.
- Battle of BassanoFeldmarschall Wurmser received a direct order from Emperor Francis II to relieve Mantua at once. The first attempt to break the siege had failed at the…
- Battle of MillesimoNapoleon Bonaparte took command of the French Army of Italy in late March 1796. The force consisted of around 40,000 men under arms.
- Second Battle of DegoNapoleon Bonaparte stood at the edge of a new campaign in northwestern Italy during April 1796. His army numbered roughly 15,000 men after defeating the…
- Second Battle of BassanoEmperor Francis II of Austria appointed Feldzeugmeister József Alvinczi to assemble a new field army in late 1796. This decision followed the disastrous…
- Battle of CastiglioneOn the 4th of July, the formal siege of Mantua began. This fortress held by Joseph Franz Canto d'Irles's Austrian garrison and 179 cannons became the focal…
- Battle of FombioNapoleon Bonaparte turned his attention to the Austrians after forcing the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont to sue for peace at the end of the Montenotte…
- Battle of MontenotteOn the 27th of March 1796, a young General Bonaparte arrived in Nice to take over the Army of Italy. His army included 63,000 troops, but only 37,600 men and…
- Battle of LonatoOn the 29th of July, the Austrian army set out from Trento with a clear purpose. They aimed to relieve the besieged fortress of Mantua.
- Battle of LodiThe Italian campaign of 1796 began with French forces moving rapidly through northern Italy. Napoleon Bonaparte needed to force a crossing at Lodi to…
- Battle of MondovìThe Battle of Mondovì erupted on the 21st of April 1796 between Napoleon Bonaparte's French army and the forces of King Victor Amadeus III.
- Battle of ArcoleThe siege of Mantua held the fate of Italy in its grip during November 1796. Emperor Francis II of Austria appointed Feldzeugmeister József Alvinczi to lead…