The Campaigns Of Napoleon Bonaparte 1796-1797 -

Piedmont exited the war, leaving Napoleon free to focus solely on Austria. The Bridge at Lodi and the Entry into Milan

A new French satellite state was created in Northern Italy. The Campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte 1796-1797

The decisive blow against the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. Piedmont exited the war, leaving Napoleon free to

The 1796–1797 Italian Campaign was the crucible that transformed Napoleon Bonaparte from a talented "political general" into a European legend. Inheriting a starving, demoralized "Army of Italy," Napoleon used revolutionary speed and tactical brilliance to dismantle the forces of Piedmont-Sardinia and the Austrian Empire, effectively ending the War of the First Coalition. The Ragged Army and the New Strategy The 1796–1797 Italian Campaign was the crucible that

The masterpiece of the campaign. Napoleon moved his troops with such speed that he defeated 28,000 Austrians with only 22,000 men, effectively ending Austrian resistance in Italy. The Treaty of Campo Formio