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Combat Of Turbigo
The combat of Turbigo was a military engagement of the War of the Second Coalition that took place on 31 May 1800 (11 Prairial VIII) in Turbigo between Austrian and French forces, the latter coming from Piedmont after crossing the Alps. Background On 30 May 1800 (10 Prairial) the French soldiers of the Jean Boudet, Boudet division entered Novara. On the same day, General Duhesme took up position with the Boudet and Louis Henri Loison, Loison divisions on the banks of the Ticino river: the Boudet division was placed in front of Trecate and that of Loison in Vigevano and surroundings. On May 31, 1800 (11 Prairial) Napoleon Bonaparte was in Novara. Bonaparte, French Consulate, First Consul at the time, exploited the uncertainty of his adversaries and set off towards the Ticino. Passage over Ticino river in Turbigo On 31 May, Joachim Murat, Murat, under Napoleon's eyes, crossed the Ticino, while Duhesme began to cross the river in Boffalora sopra Ticino. Murat's vanguard was alr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War Of The Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition (1798/9 – 1801/2, depending on periodisation) was the second war on revolutionary France by most of the European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies. Prussia did not join this coalition, and Spain supported France. The overall goal of Britain and Russia was to contain the expansion of the French Republic and restore the monarchy in France, whereas Austria, still weakened and in deep financial debt from the War of the First Coalition, primarily sought to recover its position and come out of the war stronger than it entered. Due in important part to this difference in strategy among the three major allied powers, the Second Coalition failed to overthrow the revolutionary regime, and French territorial gains since 1793 were confirmed. In the Franco–Austrian Treaty of Lunéville in February 1801, France held all its previous gains and obtained new land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
