Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi

Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi or Michelangelo da Vigevano or Michael Colli (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.

Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
Born1738
Vigevano or Milan
Died22 December 1808 (aged 70)
Florence
Allegiance Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Sardinia
Papal States
Kingdom of Naples
RankFeldmarschall-Leutnant
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
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