In the Battle of Rovereto on 4 September 1796 a French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte defeated an Austrian corps led by Paul Davidovich during the War of the First Coalition, part of the French
Battle of Rovereto
Battle of Rovereto strategic situation
The Battle of Roveredo by Clarkson Stanfield, 1846
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
Battle of Rovereto
…Battle of Rovereto Part of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797 in the War of the First Coalition Battle of Rovereto Date 4 September 1796 Location Rovereto, present-day Italy Result French victory Belligerents First…
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