Military Campaigns - Italian Campaign

Question 1

How long did the Italian campaign last?

Answer 1

• 11 April 1796- April 1797 ( 1 year)

Question 2

What was Napoleon’s role in the Italian campaign?

Answer 2

-Had a secondary diversionary role, to Hoche’s army in Germany,

Question 3

a)How many men was Napoleon given and b) how many soldiers was Hoche

Answer 3

a) 30,000 men

b)140,000 men

Question 4

What was the Montenotte Campaign?

Answer 4

-Campaign between 16-18 April 1796 where NB’s army fought against Piedmonte Sardinia
-The battle of Ceva

Question 5

What was the significance of the Montenotte Campaign?

Answer 5

-Boosted the confidence of NB and his troops
-Piedmont-sardina was defeated which allows access to Italy and weakens Austria
-Allows for plunder to pay his soldiers which will boost their morale

Question 6

Were NB’s successes at Montenotte campaign exaggerated?

Answer 6

-Fortunate Piedmont decided to give up prematurely
-The attack on Ceva sae greater French than Piedmontese losses - 600 to 150
-fortunate as Piedmont also sought separated peace (from Austria) which they had been contemplating before hand
-Helped give France territories such as Nice and Savoy

Question 7

When was the Battle of Lodi?

Answer 7

-May 1796

Question 8

What was the significance of the Battle of Lodi?

Answer 8

-Defeated the Austrians and allowed him to enter Milan which was very rich and the plundered art treasures
-Showed NB’s tactical genius as he employed “tactical envelopment”
-Napoleon’s victories persuaded the Pope and King of Naples to sign treaties and pay indemnities

Question 9

How much did the Pope pay to France in indemnities?

Answer 9

-21m livres

Question 10

After the Battle of Lodi what other victories did Napoleon have in November 1796?

Answer 10

-Victories at Castiglione,Bassano and Arcola

Question 11

a)What place did Napoleon fail to capture immediately but B) when did he finally conquer it?

Answer 11

a)Mantua

b)2 February 1797

Question 12

When did Napoleon’s forces occupy Venice?

Answer 12

-May 1797

Question 13

What two republics did NB create and when?

Answer 13

1)Cisalpine republic: June 1797 (capital was Milan)

2)Liguraian Republic: June 1797 (North-west Italy around Genos

Question 14

When was NB 75 miles away from Vienna (capital of Austria) and B) significance?

Answer 14

a)April 7th 1797

b) Started peace talks

Question 15

When was the treaty of Campo Formio signed and b) significance?

Answer 15

a)17th October 1797.

b) Napoleon carried out the peace treaties himself not the directory
-Signaled the end of the war (just GB left)
-Napoleon returned to France in December 1797 a hero.