On June 18, 1799, Alexander Suvorov defeated the #French army in the battle on the Trebbia River. Suvorov's plan at the Battle of Trebbia was to tie up the French troops in the center and on the right wing with the Austrian troops, break through the left wing of the French with a blow from the #Russian troops, go to their rear and destroy the French army. The command of the French army in council unanimously concluded that the resumption of the battle the next day would lead the French army to