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Siege of Mantua campaign map. After being defeated by General of Division Bonaparte's French army at the Battle of Borghetto, the Austrian army led by Feldzeugmeister Johann Beaulieu abandoned the line of the Mincio River, left a strong garrison in the fortress of Mantua, and retreated north to Trento.
By 1799, the fortress of Mantua on the river Mincio in northern Italy was in poor shape. [1] It was commanded by viscount lieutenant general François Philippe de Latour-Foissac [] and garrisoned by a diverse force of 10,000, including French, Polish (Polish Legionnaires under general Józef Wielhorski), Italian (Republic of Alba and Cisalpine Republic), Swiss and German units. [1]
804 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua established. [3] 977 - Canossa in power. [1] 1007 - Boniface III in power. 1090 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor in power. [2] 1113 - Forces of Matilda of Tuscany take Mantua. [2] 1115 - Mantua becomes a "quasi-independent commune." [1] 1150 - Mantua currency begins circulating. [citation needed]
Mantua was an island settlement which was first established about the year 2000 BC on the banks of River Mincio, which flows from Lake Garda to the Adriatic Sea. In the 6th century BC, Mantua was an Etruscan village which, in the Etruscan tradition, was re-founded by Ocnus. [5] [6] The name may derive from the Etruscan god Mantus.
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The critical line of communications from Austria to Italy began in Innsbruck and traced to Mantua via the Brenner Pass and the Adige River valley. However, the fortress required a garrison of 14,000 troops to properly defend it. The city was surrounded on three sides by a lake formed by the Mincio River and on the last side by marshes. On 14 ...
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To the east the River Mincio provides the border with the Province of Verona and the Province of Rovigo, and to the northwest lies the Province of Brescia. The total area of the province is 2,340 square kilometres (900 sq mi). [3] The River Po is subject to flooding and much of the bank is raised by levees.