Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga kweHondo yeChipiri yeMubatanidzwa muna 1799 aive mukuru muCisalpine Republic achishanda saAide de Camp (ADC) kuna Jean Victor Marie Moreau, ipapo Barthélemy Catherine Joubert panguva yemushandirapamwe kuNorth Italy. Pashure porufu rwaJoubert panjodzi
Muhondo yeNovi, Balabio akatiza nemauto ake uye akabatana nemauto aAndré Masséna, achizvisarudzira seADC panguva yekukombwa kweGenoa 1800, kwaakakwidziridzwa kuita Colonel.