Battle of Marengo
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The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy. Near the end of t
The Battle of Marengo Louis-François Lejeune, 1801
Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David
Torre Garofoli, Napoleon's headquarters before the battle
Michael von Melas led the centre of the army during the attack, but he mistakenly believed that the battle was over before the arrival of Desaix.
Louis Desaix
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Louis Charles Antoine Desaix was a French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars. According to the usage of the time, he took the surname Desaix de Veygoux. He was considered
Battle of Marengo
…reinforced the French right. Bonaparte realized the true position and issued orders at 11:00 am to recall the detachment under Général de Division (GdD) Louis Desaix while he moved his reserve forward. On the Austrian left, Ott's column had taken Castel Ceriolo, and its advance guard moved south to attack Lannes…
Portrait by Andrea Appiani, 1800
1798 portrait of Desaix in Egypt by André Dutertre
Engraving by Fiesinger of a portrait by Jean-Urbain Guérin, 1798
Portrait of Louis Desaix.