.jpg) Signing of the Convention of Alexandria (by Michel Martin Drolling) | |
| Context | after the defeat of the Archduchy of Austria by the French First Republic in the War of the Second Coalition |
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| Signed | 15 June 1800 |
| Location | Alessandria |
| Parties |  French First Republic Austria |
| Full text | |
 Convention of Alessandria at Wikisource | |
The Convention of Alessandria (also known as the Armistice of Marengo) was an armistice signed on 15 June 1800 between the French First Republic led by Napoleon and Austria during the War of the Second Coalition. Following the Austrian defeat at the Battle of Marengo, they agreed to evacuate Italy as far as the Mincio and abandon strongholds in Piedmont and Milan. Great Britain and Austria were allies and hoped to negotiate a peace treaty with France, but Napoleon insisted on separate treaties with each nation. The negotiations failed, and fighting resumed on 22 November 1800.