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Military history of Liguria

  • 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 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…
  • 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…