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Battle of Pozzolo on 25 December 1800 and drove Generals Josef Philipp Vukassovich and Johann Ludwig Alexius von Loudon from a succession of defensive positions in the mountains. Bellegarde<unk>retired<unk>to<unk>Treviso<unk>and<unk>prepared<unk>for<unk>its<unk>defence<unk>but<unk>agreed<unk>to<unk>cease<unk>fire<unk>. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Napoléon désirait la ville, qui était à portée d'une force française, et en conséquence était mécontent de Brune, qui avait promis que Mantoue ferait partie de tout accord d'armistice. However, following French victories in Tuscany and Germany, the French were able to negotiate the ceding of Mantua as part of the Treaty of Lunéville of 9 February 1801.