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Military history of Veneto

  • 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 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 RivoliThe morning of Saturday the 14th of January found Alvinczi engaging the division of Joubert. He had united three Austrian columns between Caprino on the…
  • 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…
  • 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…