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The fall of the ancient Republic of Venice was the result of a sequence of events that followed the French Revolution (Fall of the Bastille, 14 July 1789), and the subsequent French Revolutionary Wars that pitted the First French Republic against the monarchic powers of Europe, allied in the First Coalition (1792), particularly following the ...
- History of the Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( Venetian: Repùbrega Vèneta;...
- Timeline of the Republic of Venice
This article presents a detailed timeline of the history of...
- Category:Fall of the Republic of Venice
Wars involving the Republic of Venice. 1797 in Italy....
- History of the Republic of Venice
A portrait painting the fall of the Republic of Venice (1797): the abdication of the last Doge, Ludovico Manin. By 1796, the Republic of Venice could no longer defend itself since its war fleet numbered only four galleys and seven galiots.
After the capture of Mantua on 2 February 1797, the French dropped any pretext and overtly called for revolution among the territories of Venice. By 13 March, there was open revolt, with Brescia and Bergamo breaking away.
The fall of Rovereto pushed Venice to dismiss da Camerino, calling Roberto Sanseverino, accompanied by his son Antonio, back into service. Despite the reconquest of Rovereto, the defeat on 10 August at the castle of Petra caused a retreat that cost the life of the Captain General himself during the crossing of the Adige River.
