Austrian offensive in northern Italy

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The Austrian offensive in northern Italy was a major 1800 campaign during the War of the Second Coalition in which Austrian forces sought to defeat Napoleon’s armies and regain control of northern Italian territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars campaign
military campaign
belligerent Austria
Habsburg Monarchy
commandedBy Austrian high command
conflict War of the Second Coalition
conflictType coalition war campaign
followedBy French counteroffensive in northern Italy (1800)
goal defeat French forces in northern Italy
regain control of northern Italian territories
hasPart Battle of Marengo
Battle of Montebello (1800)
operations around Alessandria
operations in the Po Valley
historicalPeriod French Revolutionary era
involves Austrian army in Italy
French army in Italy
location Italy
Northern Italy
mainTheater Italian theatre of the War of the Second Coalition
militaryFront Italian front of the War of the Second Coalition
opponent French Republic
Napoleon Bonaparte
opposedBy Army of the Reserve (France)
linked to: Army of the Reserve

Napoleon’s forces in Italy
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
War of the Second Coalition
result Austrian strategic failure
French strategic victory in northern Italy
startTime 1800
strategicObjective push French forces west of the Alps
secure Austrian influence in northern Italy
temporalContext early 19th century

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Siege of Genoa (1800) hasCause Austrian offensive in northern Italy
Battle of Montebello precededBy Austrian invasion of Piedmont
linked to: Austrian offensive in northern Italy