Trebbia
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Suvaroff was in his seventieth year when he defeated Macdonald at the Battle of the Trebbia, the Frenchman being but thirty-four; and a few months later he defeated Joubert, who was thirty, at Novi.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 by Various
In this rank he served in Italy in 1798 and 1799, and in the disastrous campaign of the latter year he won great distinction at the battles of the Trebbia and of Novi.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
The Italian campaign by Hannibal begins with his triumphs in the battles of Mount Tesina, Trebbia, Trasimene and Cannae, returning to Carthage where he is defeated in Zama by Scipio.
From The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty by Bolívar, Víctor José Fernández
Returning swiftly from the battlefield of the Trebbia, he began to drive back Moreau to the Riviera.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
Suvorov, though indignant at Austrian opposition, turned to the work immediately before him, and inflicted a crushing defeat on Macdonald at the Trebbia on June 19.
From The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration by Poole, Reginald Lane
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