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Napoleon's Italian Campaigns and Rise to Power (1796–1799)

Napoleon's Italian Campaigns and Rise to Power (1796–1799)

  1. Napoleon takes command of the Army of Italy

    Labels: Napoleon Bonaparte, Army of, French Directory

  2. Victory at Montenotte breaks allied defenses

    Labels: Montenotte, French Army, Austrian forces

  3. Armistice of Cherasco removes Sardinia-Piedmont

    Labels: Armistice of, Sardinia-Piedmont, France

  4. Battle of Lodi strengthens Napoleon’s command

    Labels: Battle of, Adda River, Napoleon Bonaparte

  5. Battle of Castiglione keeps pressure on Mantua

    Labels: Battle of, Austrian army, Siege of

  6. Battle of Arcole blocks another Austrian relief attempt

    Labels: Battle of, Austrian forces, Napoleon Bonaparte

  7. Battle of Rivoli decides the Mantua campaign

    Labels: Battle of, Mantua campaign, Austrian army

  8. Mantua capitulates, securing northern Italy

    Labels: Siege of, Mantua surrender, French Army

  9. Armistice of Leoben pauses the war with Austria

    Labels: Armistice of, France, Austria

  10. Cisalpine Republic proclaimed under French influence

    Labels: Cisalpine Republic, Napoleon Bonaparte, Northern Italy

  11. Coup of 18 Fructidor deepens reliance on the army

    Labels: Coup of, French Directory, Army intervention

  12. Treaty of Campo Formio ends First Coalition fighting

    Labels: Treaty of, France, Austria

  13. French occupation helps create the Helvetic Republic

    Labels: Helvetic Republic, French occupation, Switzerland

  14. Battle of the Nile isolates the French army in Egypt

    Labels: Battle of, Royal Navy, French fleet

  15. Napoleon returns to France amid political crisis

    Labels: Napoleon Bonaparte, Return to, The Directory