Battle of Chiusella River
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The Battle of Chiusella River or Battle of Romano saw the vanguard of a French Republican army led by First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte attack a Habsburg Austrian division led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Combat of Chiusella bridge, 26 May 1800 by Jean-Rodolphe Gautier, 1800–1815
Fort Bard overlooks the road passing along the Aosta Valley.
The Chiusella near Romano Canavese
Jean Lannes
Siege of Genoa (1800)
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The siege of Genoa saw an Austrian army led by Michael von Melas besiege the port of Genoa, which was occupied by a French garrison under the command of André Massena, from 19 April to 4 June 1800. It
Battle of Chiusella River
…sustained over 8,000 casualties while inflicting 7,000 losses on the French. Directing FML Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz and 24,000 men to carry out the Siege of Genoa, Melas and FML Anton von Elsnitz with 28,000 troops drove Suchet's outnumbered corps west along the Mediterranean coast. By 11 May, Melas was in Nice…
Bombardment of the city of Genoa by the English on the night of 20 May 1800 Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti c. 1806
Michael von Melas
Peter Karl Ott
André Massena