Army of Italy (France)
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The Army of Italy was a field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. It is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and th
General Napoleon Bonaparte, commander of the Armée d'Italie on the bridge at Arcole
Soldiers of the Army of Italy saluting Napoleon in 1796
The Battle of Marengo by Louis-François Lejeune, 1801
The Italian campaign of 1796–1797, also known as the First Italian Campaign, was a series of military operations in Italy during the War of the First Coalition. Led by Napoleon Bonaparte, the First Fr
Army of Italy (France)
…24 November 1795: Battle of Loano (unexploited victory achieved thanks to the infantry commander, Masséna) First Italian Campaign Suvorov's Italian campaign…
Clockwise from top left: the Battle of Lodi, Siege of Mantua, Battle of Rivoli and Battle of Arcole
Bonaparte during the early stages of the campaign
French General Andrea Massena, winner of the Battle of Loano
Johann Beaulieu, Austrian commander-in-chief who was succeeded after the Battle of Lodi by Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser