Episode 6 of 6
Evacuation of the French Army
- When
- 4 June 1800
- Where
- Genoa
- Part of
- Siege of Genoa
On 4 June 1800 the French army was evacuated from Genoa, ending the siege.
The siege ended with the evacuation of the French army from Genoa on 4 June 1800. The siege had lasted from 19 April to 4 June 1800. Less than three weeks after the evacuation, Bonaparte wrote to Masséna giving him command of the Army of Italy, and the Austrian chief of staff declared that the French had won the battle not in front of Alessandria but in front of Genoa.
Sources
- Siege of Genoa (1800) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- André Masséna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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