The Battle of Lodi (10 May 1796) was a minor, yet important, engagement during Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. Although the battle itself held little military significance, victory at Lodi gave General Napoleon Bonaparte the respect and loyalty of his men, who nicknamed him "the Little Corporal", and instilled in him the notion that he was destined for greatness.
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