Rivoli Veronese

Rivoli Veronese

Rivoli Veronese is a commune in Veneto, Italy, in the Province of Verona, on a hill on the right bank of the Adige, 13 miles NW of Verona, 617 feet above sea-level. It has a population of 1,980. In 1901, it had a population of 1,340.

It is celebrated as the scene of the battle in which, on the 15 January 1797, Napoleon inflicted a decisive defeat upon the Austrians commanded by Joseph Alvinczy, Baron von Barberek (1735—1810). A famous street in Paris (Rue de Rivoli) commemorates the victory, and under the empire Marshal Massena received the title of duke of Rivoli.

The strong positions around Rivoli, which command the approaches from Tirol and the upper Adige into the Italian plain, have always been celebrated in military history as a formidable obstacle, and Charles V and Prince Eugene of Savoy preferred to turn them by difficult mountain paths instead of attacking them directly. Minor engagements, such as rearguard actions and holding attacks, have consequently often taken place about them, notably in the campaign of 1796–97. An engagement of this character was fought here in 1848 between the Austrian and the Piedmontese troops.

Born in Rivoli Veronese

* Sara Simeoni (born April 19, 1953), Italian high jumper

References

*1911


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