Napoleon Documentary (Part 10): Italian Campaign - The Conquest of Northern Italy

Napoleon drives the Austrians out of northern Italy and begins the long and arduous siege of Mantua. Setting to work consolidating the French presence, Napoleon founds his first republic, quashes a major revolt, and thwarts the political intrigues of the Italian states - just in time for the return of the Austrians under General Wurmser with a second huge army. The time period covered in this episode is May to July 1796. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to our ambitious Napoleon docuseries, as we take an in-depth look into the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte. From humble beginnings, Napoleon, 'the Man of Destiny', rose to become the master of Europe. Join us in our 50+ part series as we trace Napoleon's political, military and personal life, from dawning greatness to his dramatic downfall. If you like what we do, or if you're simply a fan of Napoleonic history, you can now support us by treating us to a coffee! ☕️ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RewriteH... Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 03:18 - The Young Conqueror Intro 05:05 - The Triumphal Entry to Milan 09:45 - Napoleon's First State - The Lombardic Republic 11:40 - The Rewards of the Army 16:33 - Napoleon's Obsession - Josephine's Indifference 25:03 - The Directory’s Threat 33:20 - The Religious Revolt of Pavia 40:30 - Borghetto: Chasing Out the Austrians 45:34 - The Siege of Mantua - ‘the Key to Italy’ 47:25 - Pacifying Central Italy 50:03 - Peace with Naples, the Pope & Tuscany Key Sources/References: Napoleon - Vincent Cronin The Campaigns of Napoleon - David Chandler Napoleon the Great - Andrew Roberts Napoleon, Soldier of Destiny - Michael Broers Plus many primary sources from contemporary memoirs Clips: Napoleon (1927) Please note, this docuseries is purely for educational purposes. All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and neither I nor this channel claims any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.