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1157:Acqui Terme
899:2nd Marengo
882:1st Marengo
795:2nd Bassano
790:1st Bassano
775:Castiglione
718:2nd Saorgio
703:1st Saorgio
584:Chouannerie
282:8 guns lost
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1509:0253310768
1413:References
1298:Rothenberg
1267:Rothenberg
1035:Operations
958:Montebello
904:2nd Mantua
877:Bassignana
820:1st Mantua
486:Den Helder
481:Guadeloupe
476:Martinique
446:Thionville
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339:Montenotte
86:44°23′00″N
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1087:Geography
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830:Valvasone
780:Peschiera
765:Borghetto
571:Diersheim
561:Fishguard
521:Neresheim
431:Quiévrain
344:Millesimo
89:7°49′00″E
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1030:Campaign
1008:Piedmont
931:3rd Novi
921:2nd Novi
805:Caldiero
800:Calliano
785:Rovereto
745:2nd Dego
723:1st Dego
551:Biberach
546:2nd Kehl
536:Würzburg
511:1st Kehl
506:Kircheib
491:Siegburg
471:Sardinia
466:Jemappes
436:Marquain
364:Cherasco
349:2nd Dego
259:Strength
170:Sardinia
132:Sardinia
121:victory
73:Piedmont
64:Location
1608:Mondovì
1235:Tortona
1216:Results
1109:Mondovì
1097:Lesegno
998:led by
970:Pozzolo
964:Marengo
893:Trebbia
872:Cassano
867:Brescia
862:Magnano
713:Epierre
708:Méribel
687:of the
566:Neuwied
556:Ireland
541:Limburg
501:Wetzlar
359:Mondovì
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926:Genola
887:Modena
857:Verona
840:Tarvis
825:Faenza
815:Rivoli
810:Arcole
770:Lonato
755:Fombio
526:Amberg
516:Malsch
441:Verdun
334:Voltri
267:13,000
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114:Result
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1145:Turin
1069:Cuneo
943:Genoa
835:Tyrol
733:Loano
461:Mainz
456:Lille
451:Valmy
77:Italy
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