Marengo campaign

1800

Result French victory

Napoleon crossed the Alps into northern Italy to fight the Austrians. The campaign ended with the French victory at Marengo, which gave France control of northern Italy.

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Battles 1

May 14 – June 1, 1800

Siege of Fort Bard French victory Fort Bard Napoleon

Key commanders

French First Republic 7

Napoleon military commander

André Masséna military commander

Jean Lannes military commander

Louis Desaix military commander

Luis Alejandro Berthier military commander

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno military commander

Jean-de-Dieu Soult military commander

Holy Roman Empire 4

Michael von Melas military commander

Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz military commander

Anton von Zach military commander

George Elphinstone military commander