Transpadane Republic

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Transpadane Republic Repubblica Transpadana (Italian )
1796–1797
Napoleonic Era
• Battle of Lodi	10 May 1796
• Proclaimed by Napoleon	21 May 1796
• Proclamation of the Cisalpine Republic	29 June 1797
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Milan Cisalpine Republic

The Transpadane Republic (

On 10 May 1796, the French army defeated the Austrian troops in the Battle of Lodi, and occupied the Duchy of Milan. Napoleon set up a temporary authority, the General Administration of Lombardy, which replaced the Austrian administration and created a French client republic in Northern Italy, adopting the French Republican calendar.

The administration was granted full civil powers by a proclamation of Napoleon on Brumaire 8, year V (29 October 1796), although its orders had to be approved by the French military commander of Lombardy. The administration was composed of four departments: religious and cultural affairs, transportation and engineering affairs, financial and tax affairs, and mercantile and commercial affairs.

After the new victories of Napoleon's army, the territory of the republic grew; with the

• Historical database of Lombard laws (in Italian)

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