In 1796, at the height of the Revolutionary Wars, Napoleon Bonaparte took command of French forces in northern Italy. He was just 26 years old and had never commanded an army before. Within weeks, he ...

The Battle of Arcole was one of Napoleon’s most daring victories during the Italian Campaign. Facing overwhelming Austrian forces, he led a bold charge across a bridge, rallying his men to ...

The battle at Lodi convinced Napoleon Bonaparte that he was a man ... While he ruled in Italy, Bonaparte never stopped chasing the Austrians. Throughout the autumn of 1796, he whittled away ...

He uses images to make sure that his victories in Italy are widely publicized in France. Although the Egyptian campaign was a military disaster, Napoleon was able to exploit the French people's ...