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Events on Tuesday 10 May 1796 1
1796Battle of LodiNapoleon's forces storm the bridge over the Adda RiverFrench forces under Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrian rearguard at the bridge over the Adda River near Lodi. The victory opened the road to Milan and became a celebrated episode in Napoleon's rise to fame.