Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
— Napoleon Bonaparte-
Category Archives: War of the Second Coalition
Peace of Amiens
In 1801 both France and England desired a cessation of hostilities, especially France as it had recently concluded the Treaty of Lunéville, which meant that only Great Britain was still at war with France. Napoleon wished to end the War … Continue reading
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Treaty of Lunéville
“His majesty, the emperor and the king of Hungary and Bohemia, and the first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people, having equally at heart to put an end to the miseries of war, have … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Second Italian Campaign, War of the Second Coalition
Tagged austria, austrian army, battle of hohenlinden, battle of marengo, bonaparte, coalition, consul, france, french control, french people, french republic, grand duchy, helvetic, holy roman empire, internal affairs, italy, left bank, ligurian, luneville, napoleon, second, treaty of campo formio
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Battle of Hohenlinden
The Battle of Hohenlinden near Munich was fought on December 3, 1800, during the Second Italian Campaign. It resulted in a decisive French victory under General Moreau against the Austrians under Archduke John. Maneuvering through southern Germany, the French Army … Continue reading
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Tagged archduke, armistice, austrian forces, austrians, battle of hohenlinden, brother charles, campaign, coalition, french army, french lines, french victory, hohenlinden, italian campaign, italy, jean moreau, john, luneville, marengo, moreau, napoleon, ney, rhine, second, snowy hills, southern germany, wooded forests
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Crossing the Alps
After the Allies declared war on France (War of the Second Coalition) and had regained territories in Italy that Napoleon had previously secured in his 1796-1797 campaign, Napoleon to launch a surprise assault on the Austrian army stationed in the … Continue reading
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Tagged allies, alps, arduous journey, austria, austrian army, austrians, baggage trains, campaign, cavalry, coalition, field artillery, infantry, italy, light artillery, military operations, mountains, napoleon, napoleon crossing the alps, pass, second, shortest route, st. bernard, surprise assault
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Battle of Marengo
After Napoleon led his Reserve Army across the Alps with the goal of relieving the Austrian siege of Genoa, the Battle of Marengo began early on the morning of June 14, 1800, when Austrian Army troops under the command of … Continue reading
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Tagged alps, army troops, astonishment, austria, austrian army, austrian forces, austrians, bonaparte, bridgehead, coalition, flank, french army, french attack, french cavalry, french line, general, italy, june 14, kellerman, lieutenant general michael, marengo, michael melas, murat, napoleon, northern italy, reserve army, second
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Coup d’Etat of 18 Brumaire
In November 1799, France was suffering the effects of the looming threat of opportunistic invasion by the Second Coalition which, an increasing dissatisfaction with The Directory (which had never been a strongly popular government but rather a government of convenience … Continue reading
Posted in Egyptian Campaign, Historical Timeline Details, Other Private & Affairs of State, War of the Second Coalition
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War of the Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition lasted between 1799-1801 and comprised Turkey, England, Austria, Russia and was the second attempt by European monarchs, led by Austria and Russia, to contain or eliminate Revolutionary France. They formed a new alliance and … Continue reading
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