Italian campaign Flashcards
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what
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- Hoche given the honour to lead the campaign in Italy
- Napoleon as a young and inexperienced general was given the objective of holding back the Austrians in Italy as diversion
- Napoleon’s propaganda stated that he transformed a bad of demoralised poorly equipped under organised and unpaid men into the courageous and capable fighting forces which rapidly won military glory
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success of the Italian campaign
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- April 1796 Piedmont Sardinia withdrew for the war of the 1st coalition by the armistice of cherasco
- Gave savoy and Nice to France
- Faced the Austrians at lodi in May
- Although this was a fight with Austrian rear guards Napoleons bravery was well published
- Milan was occupied and its art treasures were pillaged
- Pope and king of Naples signed rapid treaties with Frances and payed indemnities to avoid a potential France takeover
- Advanced southwards to take Mantova,Peschiera, verona e legnago
- Struggled for 8 months to take mantua
- May 1797 napoleon’s docs occupied Venice
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