Arcole

Arcole
—  Comune  —
Comune di Arcole
Arcole Location of Arcole in Italy
Coordinates: 45°21′N 11°17′E / 45.35°N 11.283°E / 45.35; 11.283Coordinates: 45°21′N 11°17′E / 45.35°N 11.283°E / 45.35; 11.283
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Province	Verona (VR)
Frazioni	Gazzolo, Volpino
Area
• Total	18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (1 June 2007)[1]
• Total	6,015
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Demonym	Arcolesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	37040
Dialing code	045
Patron saint	San Giorgio
Saint day	23 April
Website	Official website

Arcole (pronounced [ˈarkole]), historicaslly also known as Arcola, is a comune with 5,274 inhabitants in the province of Verona. It is known as the site of the Battle of the Bridge of Arcole.

History

Between 15-17 November 1796 the Battle of Arcole took place. Napoleon, recently appointed commander of the French Army of Italy, led a rapid and conclusive attack through Italy. In April and May of that year he had defeated Piedmont and driven the Austrian army out of almost all of northern Italy. In November Napoleon joined battle with Josef Alvintzy near the junctions of the Adige and Alpone rivers. Despite lacking basic equipment and food the French Army went on the offensive. On the 14 November they crossed the Adige. All that remained between the two armies now was the Alpone. On the 15-16 the French made repeated attempts to cross the bridge at Arcole. These initial assaults were beaten back by Austrian firepower. By the 17th French flanking moves convinced Alvintzy that he was threatened with encirclement and he ordered a tactical withdrawal. The following year Napoleon went on to crush the Austrians at Rivoli, forcing them to sign the Peace of Campo Formio later that year.

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