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After a nine-month siege, Austrian Field Marshal Dagobert von Wurmser surrenders the fortress of Mantua to French General Jean Sérurier on 2 February 1797, marking the completion of the French conquest of northern Italy during Napoleon's Italian Campaign. Oil on canvas by Hippolyte Lecomte, 1812.
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APA Style
Lecomte, H. (2023, May 08). Surrender of Mantua, 2 February 1797. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17365/surrender-of-mantua-2-february-1797/
Chicago Style
Lecomte, Hippolyte. "Surrender of Mantua, 2 February 1797." World History Encyclopedia, May 08, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17365/surrender-of-mantua-2-february-1797/.
MLA Style
Lecomte, Hippolyte. "Surrender of Mantua, 2 February 1797." World History Encyclopedia, 08 May 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17365/surrender-of-mantua-2-february-1797/.
