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Defeat at Marengo prompts Austrian capitulation
- When
- 14 June 1800
- Where
- Alessandria and its vicinity
- Part of
- Convention of Alessandria
The Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 near Alessandria preceded the armistice negotiations.
The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between Bonaparte and Melas near Alessandria. As other French forces closed from the west and south, the Austrian commander had withdrawn most of his troops from positions near Nice and Genoa to Alessandria on the main Turin-Mantua road. The following morning, Melas sent General Johann Ferdinand von Skal and two captains to the French encampment with a flag of surrender.
Sources
- Convention of Alessandria Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-06
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