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Events on Saturday 14 January 1797 1
1797Battle of RivoliNapoleon crushes an Austrian army in northern ItalyFrench forces under Napoleon Bonaparte defeated a larger Austrian army near Rivoli in the Alps, securing French control of northern Italy. The victory effectively ended Austrian attempts to relieve the besieged fortress of Mantua. It cemented Napoleon's reputation as a brilliant field commander.