The Campaigns Of Napoleon Bonaparte 1796-1797 Page

The masterpiece of the campaign. Napoleon moved his troops with such speed that he defeated 28,000 Austrians with only 22,000 men, effectively ending Austrian resistance in Italy. The Treaty of Campo Formio

French forces entered Milan in triumph, beginning the looting of Italian art and gold to fund the French Republic. The Siege of Mantua The Campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte 1796-1797

The decisive blow against the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. The masterpiece of the campaign

Napoleon’s troops gave him the nickname "The Little Corporal." 000 Austrians with only 22

Though the main Austrian army escaped, the victory was psychologically massive.