Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Agbanyeghị, Melas ewepụbeghị nnọchibido nke Genoa, na na 4 June ndị agha France gara na akụrụngwa niile na France dịka usoro nke mkparịta ụka mkparịta ụka nke obodo ahụ. Mgbe ahụ, Napoleon chere echiche na, n'ihi iwu ndị Britain na-achị Oké Osimiri Mediterenian, kama ịlaghachi azụ, ndị Austria nwere ike iwere Genoa dị ka ebe ọhụrụ ha ma si n'oké osimiri nweta ha. Otú o si echebe onwe ya agaghị egbochi nke a; ọ ghaghị ịchọta ndị Austria ma wakpo ha tupu ha enwee ike ịchịkọta onwe ha. Ya mere o siri na Stradella gaa Alessandria, ebe Melas nọ, o doro anya na ọ naghị eme ihe ọ bụla. N'ịbụ onye kwenyesiri ike na Melas na-achọ ịlaghachi azụ, Napoleon zigara ndị agha siri ike ka ha gbochie ụzọ Melas na-aga n'ebe ugwu ruo Po, na ndịda ruo Genoa. N'oge a, Melas wakporo, n'agbanyeghi ihe niile dị na mkpọsa nke gara aga, Napoleon hụrụ onwe ya na nnukwu nsogbu na nsonaazụ
Agha nke Marengo (June 14). E meriri Napoleon n'ọgụ siri ike n'ụtụtụ na n'isi ụtụtụ; Melas, na-eche na ya emeriworị, enyefewo nnyefe nke coup de grace nye onye nọ n'okpuru ya, mgbe nloghachi ngwa ngwa nke ndị agha France nọpụrụ iche n'okpuru Desaix na ọgụ siri ike nke ndị France (nke Desaix gburu) gbanwere agha ahụ ka ọ bụrụ mmeri dị mkpa nke France.