Battle of Marengo

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Marengo was a decisive 1800 engagement in northern Italy during the War of the Second Coalition, where Napoleon Bonaparte’s forces defeated the Austrians and secured French dominance in Italy.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Bataille de Marengo →
associatedWith	Napoleon’s rise as First Consul → Second Coalition’s decline →
belligerent	Austrian Empire → French Republic → Habsburg Monarchy →
campaign	Marengo campaign →
casualtiesAustrian	several thousand killed and wounded →
casualtiesFrench	several thousand killed and wounded →
commander	Anton von Zach → François Étienne de Kellermann → Jean Lannes → Louis-Alexandre Berthier → Michael von Melas → Napoleon Bonaparte → Peter Ott → Victor-Emmanuel Leclerc →
commemoratedBy	Arc de Triomphe inscriptions →
conflict	War of the Second Coalition →
continent	Europe →
countryAtTime	Cisalpine Republic →
date	14 June 1800 →
decisivePhase	French counterattack in the afternoon →
followedBy	Armistice of Alessandria →
location	Marengo, Piedmont → Piedmont → near Alessandria → northern Italy →
notableUnit	Austrian grenadiers → French Consular Guard →
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars →
politicalConsequence	consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power in France →
precededBy	French crossing of the Great St Bernard Pass →
relatedWork	Marengo (horse) → Marengo campaign maps →
result	French victory →
strategicSignificance	ended major Austrian offensive in Italy in 1800 → forced Austria to negotiate with France →
strengthAustrian	approximately 30,000 soldiers →
strengthFrench	approximately 28,000 soldiers →
tacticalOutcome	French counteroffensive reversed Austrian gains → initial Austrian success →
territorialConsequence	secured French dominance in northern Italy →
theatre	Italian theatre of the French Revolutionary Wars →
weaponry	field artillery → smoothbore muskets →
year	1800 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Louis Desaix → Marengo →	participatedIn
French Revolutionary Wars → War of the Second Coalition →	significantEvent
Battle of Marengo ("Bataille de Marengo") →	alsoKnownAs
Napoleon Bonaparte →	battle
Battle of Marengo ("Marengo campaign") →	campaign
Louis Desaix ("Marengo") →	deathPlace
Armies of the French Revolution and Empire →	engagement
Armistice of Alessandria →	follows
Marengo →	namedAfter
Second Coalition →	notableBattle
Louis Desaix →	notableWork
Armistice of Alessandria →	resultOf