In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army ...

On a hot summer's day, near the town of Marengo, an advancing detachment of French soldiers find themselves facing 30,000 Austrians. Outmanned and outgunned, the French are soon fighting for their ...

Napoleon rode Marengo through battles across Europe from 1800 until 1815. Although the steed was just 1.4 metres tall - and was injured in battle eight times - he never threw his master from the ...

The French army rolled on to the east to take Milan and then turn south and west to fight the Austrian army at Piacenza, Casteggio and then Marengo, the final battle of the campaign. Bonaparte's ...

There, the French forces surprised and defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo. The battle was a turning point in the war in northern Italy. It forced the Austrians to the negotiating ...