Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
By signing the Armistice of Cherasco on 28 April, King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia took his country out of the First Coalition. This event released Colli from his obligations to Piedmont and he joined Beaulieu's army as a division commander. Since he led the soldiers of the northern flank on a retreat through Milan and Cassano d'Adda, he missed the Battle of Lodi in May. He commanded Beaulieu's left wing at the Battle of Borghetto at the end of May. Colli's duties with the Austrian army in Italy ended when "Feldmarschall" Dagobert von Wurmser replaced Beaulieu in early July.