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Title
Marengo
Description
The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy. Near the end of the day, the French overcame Gen. …
Subject
Source
Publisher
Date
1800-06-14
Scenario#
5
Location
Alessandria, Italy
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy. Near the end of the day, the French overcame Gen. Michael von Melas's surprise attack, driving the Austrians out of Italy and consolidating Napoleon's political position in Paris as First Consul of France in the wake of his coup d’état the previous November.
Narrative Source
Wikipedia: Battle of Marengo
External Link
Combatants
French
Russian
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