Bonaparte, needing to depart for Paris urgently,…
June 1800 CE
Bonaparte, needing to depart for Paris urgently, sends Berthier on a surprise visit to Austrian headquarters the next morning.
Within twenty-four hours of the battle, Melas enters into negotiations (the Convention of Alessandria) which lead to the Austrians evacuating northwestern Italy west of the Ticino river, and suspending military operations in Italy.
Bonaparte's position as First Consul is strengthened by the successful outcome of the battle and the preceding campaign.
After this victory, Napoleon can breathe a sigh of relief.
The generals who had been hostile to him can see that his luck has not abandoned him.
Thus, he has surpassed Schérer, Joubert, Championnet, and even Moreau, none of whom had been able to inflict a decisive blow on the Coalition.
Moreau's victory at Hohenlinden, which is the one that in reality has put an end to the war, is minimized by Bonaparte who, from now on, will pose as a savior of the fatherland, and even of the Republic.
He rejects offers from Louis XVIII, who has considered the Consulate to be a mere transition towards the restoration of the king.
Thanks to the victory at Marengo, Napoleon can finally set about reforming France according to his own vision