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
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
Battle of Rivoli
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The Battle of Rivoli was a key military engagement during the War of the First Coalition near the village of Rivoli, then part of the Republic of Venice. In the climax of the Italian campaign of 1796–
Italian campaign of 1796–1797
…events, Napoleon would also conclude a Franco-Sicilian-Neapolitan treaty on 10 October 1796. After the annihilation of the final Austrian relief force at Rivoli in January 1797, the weakened and starved garrison of Mantua finally surrendered on 2 February 1797; Bonaparte was not present at the surrender, as he…
Napoleon at the Battle of Rivoli Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, 1844
Battle of Rivoli
Battle of Rivoli
Bonaparte reviewing Austrian prisoners. Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy, 1797 is by Edouard Detaille.