On a hot summer's day, near the town of Marengo, an advancing detachment of French soldiers find themselves facing 30,000 Austrians. Outmanned and outgunned, the French are soon fighting for their ...

Napoleon rode Marengo through battles across Europe from 1800 until 1815. Although the steed was just 1.4 metres tall - and was injured in battle eight times - he never threw his master from the ...

In 1800, after marching across the Alps into Northern Italy and defeating every enemy in his path, Napoleon spreads his army in a bid to encircle the Austrians and block their escape. But he has ...

and Castel Sant’Angelo - as the people o await news of the Battle of Marengo in northern Italy. The outcome of this battle will decide the fate of their city. Tosca’s exhilarating dramatic ...

There, the French forces surprised and defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo. The battle was a turning point in the war in northern Italy. It forced the Austrians to the negotiating ...