Episode 29: To the Victor Go the Spoils

The Age of Napoleon Podcast

Everett Rummage

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The Army of Italy beats Beaulieu one last time, then takes a lucrative detour south and confronts the Pope. Napoleon and Josephine are finally reunited. We also meet Napoleon's next opponent, discuss corruption within the army, and take an in-depth look at the campaign to strip Italy of its cultural and intellectual wealth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.0	Episode 29, to the Victor Go Theoils. Thanks for joining me.
1:17.0	We left off last time at the end of May 1796.
1:22.0	Napoleon and the Army of Italy were in Lombardy, in the center of Northern Italy.
1:28.9	After the conquest of the Duchy of Milan from the Hapsburgs, a series of uncoordinated anti-French
1:35.4	rebellions broke out all over the province. Napoleon put these down with a dose of
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