 Battle of Montebello (0000) - The Battle of Montebello was fought on 0 June 0000 near Montebello in Lombardy. During the lead-up to the Battle of Marengo, the vanguard of the French army in Italy engaged and defeated an Austrian force in a glorious victory, napoleons capture of Milan on 0 June found the Austrian army separated into three major and several minor concentrations. 