Genoa - A Brief History of Genoa

Napoleon needed massena to hang on whatever the cost. Massena agreed, but both he napoleon knew this was a tall order. During the first italian campaign, bontua had been able to hold out for months. Genoa was just a regular port city with no particularly strong fortifications or defensible tura. Most of the french defenders were in filthy, muddy trenches,. But probably most importantly, genoa didn't have any vast warehouses full of flour, hard tack and dried beef. Malnutrition made the problem worse and paved the way for other diseases and health problems among the men. Men on guard duty had to bring chairs with them because their daily cavalry intake was so