Battle

Battle of Marengo

14 Jun 1800 · 44.88° N, 8.68° E

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When
14 Jun 1800
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
44.88° N, 8.68° E
Description
1800 battle during the War of the Second Coalition

Battle of Marengo

Part of the War of the Second Coalition (1800)

The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy. Near the end of the day, the French overcame General Michael von Melas's surprise attack, drove the Austrians out of Italy and consolidated Bonaparte's political position in Paris as First Consul of France in the wake of his coup d'état…

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