Fort Bard - Aosta Valley, Italy
N 45° 36.594 E 007° 44.696
32T E 402136 N 5051472
On May 14, 1800, a 40,000-strong French army was stopped by 400 Austro-Piedmontese soldiers at Fort Bard. They held the pass for two weeks, completely ruining Napoleon Bonaparte's plan of making a surprise attack on the Po Valley and Turin.
Waymark Code: WM11A58
Location: Valle d'Aosta, Italy
Date Posted: 09/15/2019
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Bonaparte then gave the order himself, that the fort should be razed to the ground. It was not until 1830 that Charles Albert of Savoy, fearing new attacks from the French, ordered that the fort be rebuilt.
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