MacDonald's offensive On 14 April 1799, the French Directory ordered MacDonald to help the French forces in northern Italy.
Accordingly, he assembled the Army of Naples and moved north, leaving southern Italy in the hands of local forces.
bringing its total field force to 36,728 soldiers.
The various armies involved, from France, Austria and Russia after a long series of clashes and maneuvers will end up clashing in the great and decisive battle of the War of the Second Coalition engagement occu.
Luca Cristini Editore (soldiershop) The 1799 campaign in italy - vol. 3: french armies at rome and naples and the trebbia battle, paperback/enrico acerbi
