The Waterloo Campaign First Italian Campaign, 1796-97, continued The Austrians fortified a narrow wooden bridge in Lodi with fourteen cannons and three battalions, and dared Bonaparte to cross it. Bonaparte ordered a simple frontal assault on the bridge. Everything depended on the courage of his men. He had earned their admiration with his rapid string of victories. Now he would find out if he also had their faith.
Victory always goes a long way.
The more they win the harder they are to stop. His troops were pretty well hepped up. They'd been chasing Austrians now for weeks. And they went forward. There are no tactics at all.