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Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
Sardinian General / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi[1] or Michelangelo da Vigevano[2] or Michael Colli[3] (1738 – 22 December 1808) entered the Habsburg Austrian army as a commissioned officer and became a general officer after fighting in the Seven Years' War, War of the Bavarian Succession, and Austro-Turkish War. During the War of the First Coalition, he was loaned to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont for three years. In 1796, his army was defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte in a swift campaign that knocked Sardinia-Piedmont out of the war. In early 1797, he was given command of the army of the Papal States, but his troops were defeated at Faenza.
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Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi | |
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![]() Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi | |
Born | 1738 Vigevano or Milan |
Died | 22 December 1808 (aged 70) Florence |
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Rank | Feldmarschall-Leutnant |
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Awards | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
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