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The French Army of Italy: A Remembrance 1792 to 1814

Eugene was finally able to stabilize the French position in the late fall, but by now Leipzig had occurred and the Italian troops in Germany were mainly gone. At Mincio in February 1814, The Army of Italy fought its last major battle. The Austrian General Bellegarde would try to push the French away from the Mincio River. He failed but the activity in Italy by the French was superseded by events in France. Napoleon’s abdication ended the history of The Army of Italy.

The Army of Italy and its exploits led to the rise of Bonaparte. Later as the house command for the Kingdom of Italy, The Army of Italy performed admirably in 1805 and 1809 and held its own in 1812, 1813 and 1814 under Eugene. Certainly nothing The Army of Italy did in its history led to the fall of Napoleon.

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