 Kunyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Paakatora masimba muFrance panguva ye18 Brumaire musi wa9 Mbudzi 1799, Napoleon akatsunga kudzokera kuItari kunosimbisa mauto eFrance munyika uye kutorazve nzvimbo yakatorwa nemaAustria mumakore apfuura. Muchirimo cha 1800 akatungamirira Reserve Army kuyambuka Alps kupfurikidza neGreat St. Bernard Pass. Mauto eAustria, aitungamirirwa naMichael von Melas, akanga achirwisa Masséna muGenoauye Napoleon aitarisira kuwana chinhu chokushamisika nokutora nzira yeTrans-Alpine. Panguva yakasvika mauto aNapoleon, Genoa yakanga yakundwa; asi iye akapfuurira mberi, achikarira kurwisana navaAustria vasati vaunganazve. Mauto eReserve akarwa muhondo paMontebello musi wa9 Chikumi vasati vazopedzisira vawana kukunda kwakakosha muhondo yeMarengo. 