Original sentence: After the Battle of Lodi, in May 1796, the French general Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states — one on the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one on the north, the Transpadane Republic.These two along with the province of Novara were merged into the Cisalpine Republic on June 29, 1797, with capital Milan
Edited sentence: After the Battle of Lodi, in May 1796, the French general Napoleon Bonaparte proceeded to organize two states: one on the south of the Po River, the Cispadane Republic, and one on the north, the Transpadane Republic.These two republics were merged into the Cisalpine Republic on June 29, 1797, with capital Milan