February 1796Replacement of PichegruLazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot
Carnot supported replacing Pichegru with Moreau in a senior army command as the Directory reorganised its military leadership.
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Carnot supported replacing Pichegru with Moreau in a senior army command as the Directory reorganised its military leadership.
Carnot supported the appointment of Bonaparte as commander in chief of the Army of Italy.
Appointed Commander of the Army in Italy
Napoleon received command of the Army of Italy, placing him at the head of the campaign against Austria and Piedmont.
Appointed Commander of the Army in Italy
Marries Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie
Marries Napoleon I
Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais in Paris shortly before leaving to take command of the Army of Italy.
Barras served as a witness at the civil marriage of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais.
Napoleon left Paris to join the Army of Italy after receiving its command earlier that month.
Barras supported the decision that placed Bonaparte in command of the Army of Italy before the 1796 campaign.
Leads the Army into Italy
Massena played a leading role at Montenotte during the opening French victories of Bonaparte's first Italian campaign.
Napoleon won at Montenotte, opening the Italian campaign with a victory that separated Austrian and Piedmontese forces.
Commands the Army of Italy against the Austrians & Sardinians
Commands the Army of Italy against the Austrians & Sardinians
Commands the Army of Italy against the Austrians & Sardinians
Fights at the Battle of Dego in Italy
Distinguishes himself at Dego in Italy
Massena fought at Dego as French forces continued separating the Austrian and Piedmontese armies in northern Italy.
Napoleon defeated the Piedmontese at Mondovi, increasing pressure on the Kingdom of Sardinia to seek an armistice.
Commands the Army of Italy against the Austrians & Sardinians
Secures an Armistice with the Aerdinians
Napoleon concluded the Armistice of Cherasco with Sardinia, securing French gains and freeing his army to concentrate against Austria.
Drives the Austrians out of Lombardy
Arrested for conspiring to overthrow the Directory
Massena fought at Lodi during the French advance across the Adda toward Milan.
Napoleon defeated Austrian forces at Lodi and forced a crossing of the Adda during the advance into Lombardy.
Fights at the Battle of Lodi in Italy
Arrested for conspiring to overthrow the Directory
Appointed General de Brigade
Occupies the Venetian Republic
Napoleon entered Milan after the victory at Lodi, strengthening French control of Lombardy during the Italian campaign.
Napoleon conquers Lombardy as far as Mantua then creates the Lombard Republic
Founds the Lombard Republic
Drives the Austrians out of Mantua
Begins the invasion of Papal territory
Jourdan defeated forces of the Duke of Wurttemberg at Altenkirchen during the 1796 campaign in Germany.
Carnot continued coordinating military affairs as French armies campaigned in Italy and Germany during 1796.
Defeats the Austrians in Mantua
Fights at the Battle of Lonato in Italy
Wounded with four sabre cuts at Lonato in Italy
Massena fought around Lonato during Bonaparte's operations against the Austrian attempt to relieve Mantua.
Massena's division contributed to the French victory at Castiglione against Wurmser's Austrian army.
Napoleon defeated the Austrian army at Castiglione during the first major attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua.
Fights at the Battle of Castiglione in Italy
Defeats the Austrians in Mantua
La Revelliere-Lepeaux wrote to Josephine Bonaparte after the victories of Lonato and Castiglione and praised Napoleon's military success.
La Revelliere-Lepeaux served as president of the Directory during the summer of 1796.
Massena fought at Bassano as Bonaparte pursued Austrian forces during the campaign around Mantua.
Napoleon defeated Austrian forces at Bassano and continued the campaign to prevent relief of Mantua.
Defeats the Austrians in Mantua
Talleyrand returned to Paris after years abroad and began rebuilding his political position under the Directory.
Creates the Cispadine Republic
Fights at the Battle of Arcole in Italy
Massena fought at Arcole during the three-day battle that forced Austrian forces away from the Adige.
Napoleon secured victory at Arcole after three days of fighting, forcing the Austrian army to withdraw from the Adige region.
Appointed Colonel
Appointed Colonel
Italians fight with Napoleon against Austria waving their new green, white & red flags
Laplace discusses bodies so massive that their escape velocity exceeds the speed of light, an early Newtonian precursor to the black-hole concept.
Introduces machinery for casting and boring artillery.
The Cisalpine Republic is founded, modelled on the French Constitution
The Cisalpine Republic is founded, modelled on the French Constitution
Forms an Insurrectionary Committee to "organize the final revolution"
Discusses massive dark bodies whose gravity could prevent light escaping in Newtonian theory.
Talleyrand-Perigord returns to France
Appointed General of the Brigade
Appointed General of the Brigade
Applies engineering experience to strengthening New York harbour defences.
Prepares defence plans for channels around Staten Island and Long Island.
Tried by a specially created High Court at Vendome
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