Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
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The siege of Mantua lasted from 4 June 1796 to 2 February 1797 with a short break where French forces under the overall command of Napoleon Bonaparte besieged and blockaded a large Austrian garrison a
Surrender of Mantua, February 2, 1797: General Wurmser surrenders to General Sérurier Hippolyte Lecomte, 1812
Battle of Castiglione, 5 August 1796
Battle of Bassano, 8 September 1796
La Favorita Palace was the scene of several actions
War of the First Coalition
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The War of the First Coalition was a set of wars between a coalition of several European powers and France fought between 1792 and 1797. The coalition was only loosely allied and fought without much c
Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
…unsuccessful relief attempts, led to Napoleon invading Austria and convincing the Austrians to sue for peace in 1797. The siege occurred during the War of the First Coalition, which is part of the French Revolutionary Wars. Mantua, a city in the Lombardy region of Italy, lies on the Mincio River. After driving the Austrian…
War of the first coalition
The National Guard of Paris Departs for the Army by Léon Cogniet
The Allied evacuation of Toulon in December 1793
Lord Howe's action or The Glorious First of June. Oil painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1795), National Maritime Museum.