World History · Europe

Battle of Marengo

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

The Austrians captured Genoa by starving it into submission. Napolean responded with a force of 40,000 men. On June 14, 1800 Napolean's army met the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo. Napolean was victorious and the Austrians were forced to retreat to Northwestern Italy.

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