Tyrolean expedition (1797)
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The Expedition in Tyrol was carried out in the spring of 1797, during the final phases of the Italian campaign, when Napoleon Bonaparte decided to launch the final attack against the Holy Roman Empire
Napoleon gathers prisoners on the battlefield (1797)
Commemorative cross made on a granite base in memory of the Spinga Clash of 2 April 1797. Despite being celebrated as a "Tyrolean victory", this clash nevertheless had an uncertain outcome.
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
Tyrolean expedition (1797)
…Expedition in Tyrol Part of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797 in the War of the First Coalition Napoleon gathers prisoners on the battlefield (1797) Date 20 March – 5 May 1797 Location County of Tyrol, Italy Result…
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