Given the task definition and input, reply with output. In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.

The French army reached a point about 2 1/2 miles from Alessandria. Rather than wait to be attacked, General Michael von Melas lashed out at the French army. Taking the French by surprise, the attacking army inflicted heavy casualties and forced a hasty retreat. Von Melas then turned command over to a subordinate and retired to Alessandria. However, the slow pursuit allowed the French to regroup and they counterattacked with ferocity and routed the attacking army. FTP, name this 1800 battle between the forces of Napoleon and the Austrians.
History