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Conflicts in 1796

  • 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 RoveretoOn the 26th of August, orders arrived from Emperor Francis II to immediately attempt a second relief of the fortress of Mantua.
  • Montenotte campaignOn the 10th of April 1796, the Montenotte campaign began with an action at Voltri. It ended on the 28th of April with the Armistice of Cherasco.
  • 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 BorghettoThe French army swept into Lombardy in early May 1796. General Napoleon Bonaparte had just won the battles of Fombio and Lodi.
  • 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…
  • Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)Mantua sits on the Mincio River in the Lombardy region of Italy. In 1796, water surrounded nearly every side of the city.
  • 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 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…