The Campaigns Of Napoleon Bonaparte — 1796-1797

Napoleon’s troops gave him the nickname "The Little Corporal."

The masterpiece of the campaign. Napoleon moved his troops with such speed that he defeated 28,000 Austrians with only 22,000 men, effectively ending Austrian resistance in Italy. The Treaty of Campo Formio

Though the main Austrian army escaped, the victory was psychologically massive. The Campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte 1796-1797

France gained the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium) and the left bank of the Rhine.

Maintaining a pace of march that baffled contemporary generals. Knocking Out Piedmont: The Opening Moves Napoleon’s troops gave him the nickname "The Little

The 1796–1797 campaign redefined modern warfare. It proved that a smaller, faster army could defeat a larger, static one through superior maneuver and morale. Napoleon returned to Paris not just as a hero, but as the most powerful man in France, setting the stage for his eventual rise to Emperor.

A new French satellite state was created in Northern Italy. France gained the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium) and the

The decisive blow against the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.