Battle of Lodi

The Battle of Lodi was a French victory over Austrian forces at Lodi, Italy, on 10 May 1796, during Napoleon Bonaparte’s first Italian campaign.

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Adda River: A river in northern Italy that joins the Po near Cremona. Austrian forces used the river as a defensive barrier at Lodi.
French campaign in Italy (1796–1797): A French Revolutionary military campaign that defeated Sardinian and Austrian forces in northern Italy. Lodi followed French victories that opened the route toward Milan.
Milan: A major city in northern Italy and the capital of Lombardy. French forces entered Milan soon after the victory at Lodi.
Battle of Castiglione: A French victory over Austrian forces near Castiglione, Italy, on 5 August 1796. Unlike Lodi’s bridge assault, Castiglione was a larger maneuver battle against a relief force.
Lodi Bridge: A bridge across the Adda River at Lodi, Italy. French infantry crossed this bridge under Austrian fire during the assault.
Battle of Montenotte: A French victory over Austrian forces in Liguria on 12 April 1796. It began the series of French victories that drove the Austrians toward the Adda.
Duchy of Milan: A historical state in northern Italy ruled by the Habsburg Monarchy in the eighteenth century. The battle helped drive Austrian power from this territory.
Battle of Arcole: A French victory over Austrian forces in northern Italy on 17 November 1796. Its celebrated bridge fighting invites comparison with Lodi, though the campaigns and circumstances differed.
Austrian army: The military forces of the Habsburg Monarchy and Austrian Empire. Its rearguard defended the eastern bank of the Adda against the French advance.
Battle of Mondovì: A French victory over Piedmontese forces in northwestern Italy on 21 April 1796. The defeat forced Piedmont to seek an armistice, freeing Napoleon to focus on Austria.