Alvintzy, a veteran of sixty years, renowned for his bravery, but possessing little strategic ability, was in command of some 35,000 men in the district of Friuli, north of Trieste, covering that seaport from a threatened French attack.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
For that fortress the whole campaign had been waged, and three Austrian armies had been hurled back into Tyrol and Friuli.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
To increase his difficulties was now their paramount desire; and under the pretext of extending liberty in Italy, they instructed Talleyrand to insist on the inclusion of Venice and Friuli in the Cisalpine Republic.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose