Napoleon Bonaparte Crossing the Swiss Alps into Italy in 1800, after Paul Delaroche (1797-1856).
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Ariadne by Paul Delaroche (1797-1856). From selections from Private Galleries by Cassell and co Ltd published circa 1905. Info from wiki: In the spring of 1800, Napoleon and his troops crossed the Swiss Alps into Italy, aiming to surprise the Austrian armies that had reoccupied the peninsula when Napoleon was still in Egypt.[note 6] After a difficult crossing over the Alps, the French army entered the plains of Northern Italy virtually unopposed. After spending several days looking for each other, the two armies collided at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June. Napoleon's triumph at Marengo secured his political authority and boosted his popularity back home, but it did not lead to an immediate peace. Bonaparte's brother, Joseph, led the complex negotiations in Lunéville and reported that Austria, emboldened by British support, would not acknowledge the new territory that France had acquired. As negotiations became increasingly fractious, Bonaparte gave orders to his general Moreau to strike Austria once more. Moreau and the French swept through Bavaria and scored an overwhelming victory at Hohenlinden in December 1800. As a result, the Austrians capitulated and signed the Treaty of Lunéville in February 1801.