Army of Italy

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The Army of Italy was a French Revolutionary field army that, under leaders such as Napoleon Bonaparte, conducted major campaigns in northern Italy and helped secure French dominance in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Revolutionary army
activeDuring 1790s
allegiance Consulate
surface form: Consulate (France)

Directory (France)
French National Convention
surface form: National Convention (France)
battle Battle of Arcole
Battle of Castiglione
Battle of Lodi
Battle of Marengo
Battle of Rivoli
Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
branch French Army
campaign Italian campaign of 1796–1797
Second Italian campaign
surface form: Italian campaign of 1800
conflict French Revolutionary Wars
War of the First Coalition
War of the Second Coalition
country France
French First Republic
dateFormed 1792
formedFrom Army of the Alps
Army of the Var
garrisonOrHeadquarters Genoa
Nice
languageOfCommand French
notableCommander André Masséna
Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
Jean Sérurier
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
Napoleon Bonaparte
Pierre Augereau
notableFor Launching Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to prominence
Rapid maneuver warfare in mountainous terrain
objective Defeat Austrian forces in northern Italy
Secure French dominance in Italy
operationalTheater Northern Italy
partOf French Revolutionary Army
primaryOpponent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sardinia
surface form: Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont
result Contributed to French hegemony in northern Italy
Facilitated creation of sister republics in Italy
treatyConsequence Treaty of Campo Formio
Treaty of Lunéville

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Battle of Rivoli FrenchArmy Army of Italy
Louis Desaix associatedWith Army of Italy
André Masséna commanderOf Army of Italy
Italian campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte belligerent Army of Italy
this entity surface form: Army of Italy (France)
fall of Mantua belligerentStrength Army of Italy
this entity surface form: French Army of Italy
fall of Mantua participant Army of Italy
this entity surface form: Army of Italy (France)
French Revolutionary Army hasPart Army of Italy
Battle of Arcole commandStructure Army of Italy
this entity surface form: Army of Italy (French Republic)
Battle of Sacile combatant Army of Italy
Battle of Sacile opponent Army of Italy
this entity surface form: French-led Army of Italy
Battle of Sacile hasParticipant Army of Italy
this entity surface form: Army of Italy under Eugène de Beauharnais
Battle of Verona (1805) opponentOf Army of Italy
this entity surface form: French Army of Italy
Battle of Caldiero (1805) primaryOpposingArmies Army of Italy
this entity surface form: French Army of Italy
Anglo-Russian invasion of Naples (1805) hasParticipant Army of Italy
this entity surface form: French Army of Italy
Siege of Genoa (1800) commandStructure Army of Italy
this entity surface form: Army of Italy (France)
Claude Victor-Perrin servedIn Army of Italy