In the Montenotte campaign between 10 and 28 April 1796, General Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy broke the link between Feldzeugmeister Johann Peter Beaulieu's Austrian army and Feldmarschal
1812 painting of the Battle of Montenotte by René Théodore Berthon
Battle of Voltri
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The Battle of Voltri was fought on 10 April 1796 in Voltri, Italy, during the War of the First Coalition. The battle saw two Habsburg Austrian columns under the overall direction of Johann Peter Beaul
Montenotte campaign order of battle
…defeated the Austrians, pursued Colli to the west, and forced the Sardinians to withdraw from the First Coalition against France. Actions were fought at Voltri (now a suburb of Genoa) on 10 April, Monte Negino (Legino) on 11 April, Montenotte on 12 April, Millesimo on 13 April, Second Battle of Dego on 14–15…
View of Voltri, 10 April 1796 by Giuseppe Pietro Bagetti, 1802–1806
Johann Peter Beaulieu
Antoine Christophe Saliceti