"The Battle of Caldiero 1796 - A French Revolutionary ..." Topic

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"By November 1796, Napoleon and the French Republic's Army of Italy had defeated the Piedmontese and chased the Austrians across Northern Italy. They had trapped an Austrian army in the fortress city of Mantua and defeated one attempt by a relief army to lift the siege.
However, the Austrians were not going to give up just yet. At the beginning of November, Napoleon faced a difficult situation. Whilst trying to continue his blockade of Mantua, he found himself faced with two large columns approaching from the north. The Austrian plan was to unite in the vicinity of Verona (held by the French) and then march onto Mantua.
Napoleon saw Alvinczy's approach from the east of Verona as the greater and more imminent threat. Napoleon sent Vaubois to hold the Austrian army marching from the north while he concentrated troops around Verona.
Alvinczy's advance guard had halted east of Verona; deploying in a position between Caldiero and Colognola. The rest of the Austrian army was further to the west at Villanuova.
Napoleon's aim in attacking at Caldiero was to defeat the Austrian advance guard before they could be reinforced. His preferred plan was for Augereau to pin the enemy at Caldiero whilst Massena found the Austrian right flank and rolled them up from Colognola…"

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