Editing Mantua (section)

====Napoleonic Wars====

In 1786, ten years before [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s campaign in Italy, the Austrian Duchy of Mantua briefly united with the [[Duchy of Milan]] until 1791.

On 4 June 1796 during the [[War of the First Coalition]], Mantua was [[Siege of Mantua (1796–97)|besieged]] by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s French army. The first Austrian attempt to break the siege was successful and the siege was abandoned on 1 August. The Austrian army was defeated at the [[Battle of Castiglione]] on 5 August and left the area.<ref name=Smith>{{cite book|last=Smith |first=Digby |authorlink=Digby Smith |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |year=1998 |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9 |pages=118–119}}</ref> The French resumed the siege on August 27 and accepted surrender of the city on 2 February 1797.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith |first=Digby |authorlink=Digby Smith |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |year=1998 |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9 |pages=132–133}}</ref> The city was recaptured by the Austrians in the [[War of the Second Coalition]] after a [[Siege of Mantua (1799)|siege]] lasting from 8 April to 28 July 1799.<ref>{{cite book|last=Smith |first=Digby |authorlink=Digby Smith |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |year=1998 |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9 |page=161}}</ref>

Later, the city again passed into Napoleon's control and became a part of Napoleon's Kingdom of Italy. In 1810 [[Andreas Hofer]] was shot by Porta Giulia, a gate of the town at Borgo di Porto (Cittadella) for leading the insurrection in the [[County of Tyrol]] against Napoleon.