 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mazuva maviri pashure pokuroorana, Bonaparte akabva muParis kuti atungamirire Hondo yeItaly. Akabva angotanga kurwisa, achitarisira kukunda mauto ePiemonte mauto eAustria asati apindira. Munhevedzano yokukunda nokukurumidza mukati meMontenotte Campaign, akabudisa Piedmont kunze kwehondo mumavhiki maviri. VaFrench vakabva vaisa pfungwa dzavo pavanhu vokuAustria kusvikira hondo yapera, uye hondo yacho yakazoguma nokurwira guta reMantua kwenguva refu. VaAustria vakatanga nhevedzano yekurwisa vaFrench kuti vaputse kukombwa, asi Napoleon akakurira nhamburiko dzose dzekuyamura, achiwana kukunda muhondo dzeCastiglione, Bassano, Arcole, uye Rivoli. Kukunda kwakasimba kweFrance paRivoli muna January 1797 kwakatungamirira kukuparara kwenzvimbo yeAustria muItaly. PaRivoli, vaAustria vakarasikirwa nevarume vanosvika 14 000 nepo vaFrance vakarasikirwa vanenge 5 000. 