▁the ▁ 3 5 th ▁and ▁ 3 6 th ▁French ▁Light , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 3 1 st , ▁ 1 3 2 nd , ▁and ▁ 1 3 3 rd ▁French ▁Line . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Ser as ▁was ▁named ▁governor ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁He ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁French ▁troops ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁field ▁works ▁and ▁make ▁counter att acks ▁because ▁his ▁Italian ▁soldiers ▁were ▁pr one ▁to ▁desert ion ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁got ▁outside ▁the ▁fort ifications . ▁Ven ice ' s ▁powerful ▁g arrison ▁was ▁all otted ▁enough ▁prov isions ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁hold ▁out ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁zones ▁of ▁defense ▁under ▁Gener als ▁of ▁Brigade ▁René ▁Joseph ▁Du pe yr oux , ▁Dup ér è , ▁Jean ▁Jacques ▁Sch ilt , ▁and ▁Charles ▁D aur ier . ▁Du pe yr oux ▁held ▁the ▁coast ▁from ▁the ▁Ad ige ▁to ▁the ▁Mal am oc co ▁River , ▁Dup ér è ▁def ended ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Mal am oc co ▁and ▁several ▁nearby ▁villages , ▁D aur ier ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁itself , ▁and ▁Sch ilt ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁city ' s ▁out sk ir ts . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 1 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Tur in ▁Category : F rench ▁gener als ▁Category : Ital ian ▁soldiers ▁Category