Battle of Rivoli
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The Battle of Rivoli was fought on January 14–January 16 1797 at Rivoli Veronese (near Verona) in Italy and resulted in the victory of French under General Bonaparte against Austrians under General D'Alvinzy. It was Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve their besieged fortress of Mantua.
It was Bonaparte's greatest victory at the time, losing a mere 5,000 men to D'Alvinzy's 14,000.
The Rue de Rivoli, a street in central Paris, is named after the battle.