1796 ⟶ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy
March 2: The Directory names General Bonaparte the commander...
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⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior
October 26: Bonaparte is named commander in chief of the Army of the Interior.⟶
Napoleon BonaparteArmyMilitary CommandInteriorFrench RevolutionPolitical IntrigueDirectoryParisCoup
⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy
March 2: The Directory names General Bonaparte the commander of the Army of Italy.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CommandBonaparteArmy of ItalyDirectoryWarfareNapoleonic Wars (precursor)Military StrategyItalian Campaign
⚔️ Austrian Army Under Alvinczi Deployed to Italy
January 7: A new Austrian army commanded by General József Alvinczi is sent to fight General Bonaparte in Italy.⟶
French Revolutionary WarsItalian CampaignAustrian ArmyGeneral AlvincziNapoleon BonaparteMilitary StrategyWarfareConflict
⚔️ Bonaparte's Italian Offensive Against Archduke Charles Begins
March 9: Bonaparte begins a new offensive in Italy against the army of the Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen.⟶
French Revolutionary WarsItalian CampaignNapoleonic Wars (precursor)BonaparteArchduke CharlesMilitary OffensiveBattleMilitary StrategyHabsburg Austria
⚔️ Augereau Appointed Commander of the Army of the Rhine
September 23: General Augereau, who carried out the September 4 coup, is named commander of the new Army of the Rhine.⟶
French RevolutionMilitaryArmy of the RhineGeneral AugereauCoup d'étatMilitary CommandWarfareFrench Directory
⚔️ Championnet Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy
August 29: Championnet, prominent among the Jacobin generals, is named new commander of the Army of Italy.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CommandArmy of ItalyJacobin GeneralsChampionnetMilitary StrategyWarfareItalian Campaign