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French Collapse and Masséna's Command
- When
- 9 January 1800
- Where
- Army of Italy command (location not specified in sources)
- Part of
- Siege of Genoa
After 1799 defeats, Masséna replaced the deceased Championnet as commander of the Army of Italy in January 1800.
French defeats at Magnano on 5 April 1799 and Cassano on 27–28 April 1799 shrank the French hold on Italy to its 1796 extent. Championnet died of disease on 9 January 1800 and was replaced by André Masséna. For 1800, the Austrian government planned for Melas's army in Italy to take the offensive first.
Sources
- Siege of Genoa (1800) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
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