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'Battle of Rivoli won by the Emperor Napoleon I', 14 January, 1797, (1800-1899).The battle of Rivoli in northern Italy occurred as Austria's General Alvintzy made his fourth and final attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua, which had trapped his colleague General Wurmser and 30,000 of his men. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and his army defeated the Austrians ensuring the surrender of Mantua and the conquest of the important Po valley. Part of the collection at the Galerie des Batailles, Versailles.