When the battle for Coni begins there is a hill on your left which makes a great place to set up. It is always easier to defend than attack so just siege the city and let them attack you when you end the turn. In the same turn take the army on the left and advance on Coni to siege it. You’ll begin with Napoleon on the right and it is a good idea to immediately advance and deal with the Austrian army lurking just over the border ahead of you. This campaign is relatively short (40 turns) and so there is no time to waste. Your first task is to take the city of Coni and thereby secure the region of Cunco which is held by Piedmont-Sardinia.
With the ultimate target of Klagenfurt in the far distance under comfortable Austrian rule the campaign begins with Northern Italy. His clever tactics, and in particular his use of artillery, earned him several victories during this campaign. By the time Napoleon returned to Paris at the end of 1797 he had become a French hero and humbled the once mighty nation of Austria. Having been awarded the command of the Army of Italy this was an important step on his rise to power. The first campaign Napoleon undertook in Italy in 1796 is the focus of this chapter of Napoleon: Total War.
