Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi

Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
	Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
Born	1738; Vigevano or Milan
Died	22 December 1808 (aged 70); Florence
Allegiance	Austrian Empire; Kingdom of Sardinia; Papal States; Kingdom of Naples
Rank	Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Conflicts	Seven Years' War Battle of Prague; Battle of Torgau; ; War of the Bavarian Succession; Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) Siege of Belgrade; ; War of the First Coalition First Battle of Saorgio; Second Battle of Saorgio; Battle of Ceva; Battle of Mondovì; Battle of Borghetto; Battle of Faenza; ;
Awards	Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi or Michelangelo da Vigevano or Michael Colli (1738, Milan – 22 December 1808, Florence) entered the Habsburg Austrian army as a commissioned officer and became a general officer after fighting in the Seven Years' War, War of the Bavarian Succession, and Austro-Turkish War. During the War of the First Coalition, he was loaned to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont for three years. In 1796, his army was defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte in a swift campaign that knocked Sardinia-Piedmont out of the war. In early 1797, he was given command of the army of the Papal States, but his troops were defeated at Faenza.