Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1797 akatumwa kunomisa kufamba kwokukunda kwaGeneral Bonaparte muItaly, uye akatungamirira kudzokera kwevaAustria vakanga vakundwa nounyanzvi hukuru. Mukurwisa kwa 1799 akambopokanidzazve Jourdan, uyo akakunda muhondo dze
Ostrach naStockach, vachitevera kubudirira kwake nokupinda muSwitzerland uye kukunda Masséna muHondo Yokutanga yeZurich, pashure pacho akapindazve muGermany uye akadzingazve vaFrench pamusoro peRhine.