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1790 CE
1796 CE: General Napoleon Bonaparte takes command of the Army of Italy.
1796 CE - 1797 CE: Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian Campaign.
1796 CE: Bonaparte defeats an Austrian-Piedmontese army at the Battle of Mottenotte, his first victory in command of an army.
1796 CE: General Bonaparte secures the surrender of Piedmont-Sardinia with the armistice of Cherasco.
1796 CE: The Battle of Lodi results in a French victory over Austria.
1796 CE: Bonaparte's Army of Italy enters Milan.
1796 CE - 1797 CE: Bonaparte's Army of Italy lays siege to Mantua.
1796 CE: General Bonaparte defeats Austrian general Wurmser at the Battle of Castiglione.
1796 CE: Bonaparte defeats Wurmser again at the First Battle of Bassano.
1796 CE: The Battle of Arcole results in a French victory over Austria.
1797 CE: General Bonaparte's Army of Italy wins the Battle of Rivoli, ending Austrian control of northern Italy.
1797 CE: Austria and France sign the Treaty of Campo Formio, ending the War of the First Coalition.