Battle of Mondovì
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The Battle of Mondovì was fought on 21 April 1796 between the French army of Napoleon Bonaparte and the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont led by Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi. The French
View of the Battle of Mondovi Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, c. 1802–1806
Montenotte Campaign, 21 April 1796
Jean-Gaspard Dichat de Toisinge became a general officer in the service of the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont during the War of the First Coalition. Born in the Duchy of Savoy into a distinguished famil
Battle of Mondovì
…the town of San Michele Mondovi. The Ellero River and the town of Mondovì lie five kilometers to the west of the Corsaglia. Colli appointed General Jean-Gaspard Dichat de Toisinge with 8,000 troops and 15 cannon to hold the position. Bonaparte planned to send the division of MG Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier in a head-on assault…
The Authion Massif
Michelangelo Colli