Forty-Four Months in the Alps: The Resistance of the Piedmontese Army Against Revolutionary France, 1792–1796

Chronicles the Piedmontese army`s heroic resistance to the French Revolutionary forces from 1792 to 1796, detailing their reorganization, tactics, and the challenges faced in the Alpine passes. Forty-Four Months in the Alps describes how the Piedmontese army resisted the tricolour tide that spread across the continent in the wake of the French Revolution from 1792 to 1796. The book outlines how Victor Amadeus III of Savoy had to reorganise his army to face the French threat and details the often heroic and stubborn resistance of the troops in the high passes of the Alps. Piedmontese units, uniforms, flags and weaponry are described and richly illustrated with contemporary artwork and new works by Emanuele Manfredi.?