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Military history of Lombardy

  • 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 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…
  • Fall of the Republic of VeniceIn April 1796, General Napoleon Bonaparte crossed the Alps with 45,000 men to confront Austrian and Piedmontese forces. He chose to march through Venetian…