Synopsis
From the once prosperous condition of the Venetian territories and the city of Verona, to the revolutionary occupation by Napoleon Bonaparte’s armies.
The film retraces key historical events, such as the Napoleonic invasion of the Venetian lands (marked by acts of cruelty and plunder); the Masonic–Jacobin terrorist plot, organized in Verona and aimed at provoking a massacre through the assassination of Venetian and Veronese authorities.
The French bombardment of Verona, as the alarm bells rang from the Torre dei Lamberti and the church towers throughout the city and countryside, calling the people to arms.
And again, the heroism of the fighters, the lack of aid from Venice, and the flight of the Venetian rectors.
The siege by 15,000 French soldiers, the surrender of the city, the trials, and the executions, until the triumphant entrance of the Austrians into Verona on January 21, 1798.
The film retraces key historical events, such as the Napoleonic invasion of the Venetian lands (marked by acts of cruelty and plunder); the Masonic–Jacobin terrorist plot, organized in Verona and aimed at provoking a massacre through the assassination of Venetian and Veronese authorities.
The French bombardment of Verona, as the alarm bells rang from the Torre dei Lamberti and the church towers throughout the city and countryside, calling the people to arms.
And again, the heroism of the fighters, the lack of aid from Venice, and the flight of the Venetian rectors.
The siege by 15,000 French soldiers, the surrender of the city, the trials, and the executions, until the triumphant entrance of the Austrians into Verona on January 21, 1798.
